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'''Dailam''' or '''Daylam''' or '''Deylamite''' |
'''Dailam''' or '''Daylam''' or '''Deylamite''' were an [[Iranian people]] inhabiting northern [[Persia]]. We know at least since the advent of Islam they spoke a northwestern Iranian dialect very similar to the language of their neibours.<ref>[http://www.iranica.com/articles/v7/v7f4/v7f408.html Deylamites] in [[Encyclopaedia Iranica]] - ''[...]people inhabiting a shifting region in northern Persia and adjacent territories, including the Deylama@n uplands...in the Islamic period they spoke a northwestern Iranian dialect very similar to the language of the Gilites.[...]''</ref> |
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[[Buyids]] established the most successful of the Deylamite dynasties of [[Iran]]. |
[[Buyids]] established the most successful of the Deylamite dynasties of [[Iran]]. |
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Revision as of 23:47, 14 July 2008
Dailam or Daylam or Deylamite were an Iranian people inhabiting northern Persia. We know at least since the advent of Islam they spoke a northwestern Iranian dialect very similar to the language of their neibours.[1]
Buyids established the most successful of the Deylamite dynasties of Iran.
They had a prominent position during the Sassanid Dynasty era, their presence extended to Mesopotamia (Iraq) and their ancestors are now Arabized and are known under the name of Delaim or Dulaim tribe.
Another Iranian group that are likely the descendants of Deylamites are the Zaza people. The Iranian people call themselves Diml^ or D^mla, apparently derived from Deylam [2].
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Sources
- ^ Deylamites in Encyclopaedia Iranica - [...]people inhabiting a shifting region in northern Persia and adjacent territories, including the Deylama@n uplands...in the Islamic period they spoke a northwestern Iranian dialect very similar to the language of the Gilites.[...]
- ^ http://www.zazaki.de/englisch/articels/dimili-asatrian-iranica.pdf