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Persian Turkmen Yomut or Gocklen Since the 16th century at least there have been Turkmen in the Gorgan and Astrabad area. The major tribes are the Yomut and the Gocklen. When it comes to differentiating between the two I am unclear if there is anyway to tell the difference. I do fell however that we can differentiate between Persian Turkmen and those Turkmen of even the same tribe from Turkmenistan. In this saddle rug we have an overall "bright" tonality. The red is brighter then I expect in most Yomut pieces. There is also the white diamond border which is one that I equate with a Persian attribution. Gorgan is an area northeast of Tehran , west of Mashad and southeast of the Caspain sea. The main city Gorgon is a city of about 150,000 in North Iran in the area east of the Caspian Sea. It was conquerd by the Arabs in 716 and by the Mongols in about 1219. In the second half of the fiftheeth century it was controlled by Husein-i Buyqara The greatest Prince of Herat or his incompetent sons. In those days it was called Astrabad. In the 19th century it flourished because the founder of the Qajar Dynasty Aga Muhammad Khan was born there. The Gorgan plain was held by Turkmen in the 17th century as vassals of Khans of Khiva DEHESTAÚN For Further Reading: Thanks and best wishes, J. Barry O'Connell Jr. |
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