TheTaymani (Persian:تیمنی) are anAimaq people inGhor Province in centralAfghanistan. They speak theAimaq dialect ofPersian, but some southern groups of Taymanis speak thePashto language. The Taymani people claim descent KakarPashtuns.[1]
TheTaymanis were established by Tayman, a KakarPashtun.[2] The Taymanis would go onto conquering Ghor in the late 1600's. During the decline of theSafavids, the Taymanis conqueredFarah and Isfizar under Dilawar Khan. The Taymanis would go onto siding with theDurrani Empire during their rise and gave troops to the Sadozais. The Taymanis began declining in the nineteenth century with the collapse of the Durranis. TheTaymanis would see support from other states including thePrincipality of Qandahar, while also being placed under threat from states such asthe Emirate of Herat, and theFirozkohis. The Taymanis would swear fealty in the 1860s to theEmirate of Afghanistan which was ruled byDost Mohammad Khan. The Taymanis would continue to fall into decline until finally being stripped of their privileges in 1894, ending Taymani rule in Ghor.[3]
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