"Ersari (Turkmen: Ärsary, where Er - brave man, master; sari - light, bright, yellow) are one of the major tribes of the Turkmen people of Central Asia and one of the five major tribes of the country of Turkmenistan. They live mainly in Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Their number is approximately 2.1 million people overall (1 million in Turkmenistan, 900,000 in Afghanistan, and 200,000 in Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, Great Britain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Russia and other countries).
Ersari has four sub-tribal divisions. They are: Gara, Bekeul, Gunesh and Uludepe.
Ersari are direct descendants of the Oghuz Turks. The Seljuk Turks, that conquered Iran and Turkey were also being considered Ersari." - (en.wikipedia.org 06.03.2020)
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