Cosmos

The Bakhtiari tribe seen from a cosmos perspective is that they have about 11 to 12 million in population. The main members of the tribe is Saad ad- Daula, Teymer, Mohammad, Shapour, Navad, Yaser and many other family members. Bakhtiaris occupy the mountain tract in South-West Persia lying roughly between longitudes 31 to 34 N and 48 40' to 51 E, bound on the south by the plains of Khuzistan and on the north by the districts of Chahar Mahal, Faridan, and Khonsar where the central Iranian Plateau blends into the great southern mountain range. Bakhtiaris were semi-nomadic and their livelihood depended on the survival of their herds of sheep, cattle, and horses. The most popular cities for the Bakhtiari is the  province of Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari  and parts of the provinces Khuzestan, Isfahan and Lorestan in Iran. The most popular languages are Persian and Bakhtiari.The Bakthtiaris became Muslims after the Arabs invaded Iran almost 1400 years ago. They converted to Shi'ism following the Safavid invasion in the 16th Century CE. Previously, Bakhtiaris were Zorostrain. Some famous Bakhtiari people is David Bakhtiari (NFL player), Fereydoon Moshiri (Prominent contemporary Persian Poets), Bahran Moshiri (Historian and scientist), and Soraya Esfandiary (Queen of Iran 1951-58). The Bakhtiari are noted in Iran for their remarkable music which inspired Alexander Borodin. The Bakhtiari dialect is the most popular dialect of the Lurish Language.