Döğer (tribe)

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Artuqid dynasty, Mardin
, dated AH 611 (1214-5 CE)

Tüger, Döğer, Dogar or Deogers (Azerbaijani: Dögərlər, Turkish: Döğer boyu, Turkmen: Tüwer taýpasy) was one of the 24 Oghuz tribes from the Bozok wing, the tribe of Ay Khan. According to Mahmud Kashgari, it was the eighteenth biggest tribe among the Oghuz tribes. The Turkoman dynasty of Artuqids, which ruled the Beylik of same name, originated from the tribe of Döger.[1]

History

Damğa of the Döğer tribe.[2]

In the pre-Islamic era, Dogers occupied an important place. Also, they played a significant role as warriors in the

Artukids
, derived from the Doger tribe as well.

Dogers had tremendous influence among the Turkomans for centuries and were considered a noble tribe. They lived under the leadership of Salim Beg Doger in the territory of the present-day

Kara Koyunlu and Mamluks
.

The Doger tribe, who mostly lived in Northwestern

Al-Ashraf Barsbay ordered the Dogers to attack Ak-Koyunlu near Amid; their victory over the Turkoman Confederation, however, marked their last emergence as a real political force in the region.[4]

During the

Dimashq, Urfa, Boz Ulus, Kirkuk and Kozan. At the beginning of the 15th century, they also migrated from Northern Syria to Azerbaijan together with Kara Koyunlu.[5] During the Safavid era, they were part of the Turkoman tribal confederation. Their aimak is also mentioned in the 18th century among the aimaks associated with the Otuz iki tribal union. That aimak wintered in the Arasbasar region of Ganja, in the village of Huseyinli.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Артук Гази, артукиды и их первые тюркские бейлики в Анатолии" (in Russian). TRT Russian. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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  3. ^ Woods, John E. The Aqquyunlu: Clan, Confederation, Empire; University of Utah Press; 1999. pp. 188—189
  4. ^ Woods, John E. The Aqquyunlu: Clan, Confederation, Empire; University of Utah Press; 1999. pp. 188—189
  5. ^ Bilgili, A. Azerbaycan Türkmenleri Tarihi; Türkler Ansiklopedisi. Ortaçağ; Ankara. 2002
  6. ^ Bilgili, A. Azerbaycan Türkmenleri Tarihi; Türkler Ansiklopedisi. Ortaçağ; Ankara. 2002
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