The Ghashghaie Sub-Tribe, one of the most famous tribes of the Fars Province, is a confederation of various Clans. The name Ghashghaie is derived from the name of one of the governors of the province by Safavid Shah Abbas, Jani Agha Ghashghaie. According to oral tradition, the Ghashghaie tribesmen descended from the Caucasus to the areas near Ardebil, and consider themselves to belong to the Agh Ghouyounloo (meaning the owners of white sheep) Clan. While the Safavid Dynasty was in power, these people were driven to southern regions to protect the country, and participated in the Battle of Harat. They also playd an important part in the maintenace of Iran’s independence during the British military expedition in 1869.

The Turkish Ghashghaie Sub-Tribe consists of the Kashkooli, Sheshbolooki, Darehshoori, Amaleh and Farsimedan Clans. It has 13,753 Khanevars (Households) and two summer residence, one between Shiraz and Dasht-e Arjhan as far as Kazeroon, and the other in the north of Shiraz, from Ardekan to the border of Kohkilooyeh, and from north of Abadeh to Shahreza.

Their Gheshlagh (winter residence), which was previously located in the south-eastern plains of Fars Province, (Lar, Jahrom, Firoozabad, Kazeroon, Behbahan and Genavah), has now doubled in size.
Rugs, gelim, jajim, and gobeh woven by the tribeswomen are world-famous, and provide a considerable sum of money for their families.