Sheykhavand family
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The Sheykhavand family was a branch of the Safavid dynasty, descended from Sheykh Ebrahim, the father of Shaykh Junayd.[1] Like the Shahsevan, they were created by Shah Abbas I (r. 1587–1629) as a "tribe", similar to the Cossacks in Russia.[2] They had received Qizilbash status.[3]
