An analysis of the role of sheriff's agents in the Qashqai Darehshuri Sub-tribe

Abstract

The Darehshuri sub-tribe is one of the sub-tribes of the Qashqai tribe. In the political structure of power, the sheriff was officially responsible for the administration of the sub-tribe. In addition to their affiliated sub-sections, the sheriffs employed a group of executive agents who were referred to as "Deīr Bar" and "Adāra." The authors of this article want to clarify the relationship between the power of Darehshuri sub-tribe sheriffs and the duties of their agents. So the question is, why and how did the sheriffs use agents in the council? This field research has been done on the basis of interviews and by supplementing library resources, by a descriptive-analytical method. The findings show that sub-tribe sheriffs used their agents to do family affairs and maintain order in sub-sections with people like the Kadkhoda. As the executive arm, they not only performed duties in the sheriff's office, but also some agents outside the sheriff's office. The agents, while skilled in administrative matters, were warriors whom the sheriffs used to suppress the rebellious people and sub-sections and advance their goals alongside the loyal tribes.

Keywords

• darehshuri sub-tribe
• darehshuri sheriff's
• sheriff's agents