PAST HISTORY
Since it is an enormous task to present the history of a family with a
1000 years history,
we shall therefore feature a brief historical outlook instead.
It should be also noted that the Family name has been translated to
western characters with
varying orthographies such as; Ghiaee-e-Shamlu,
Ghiai-e-Shamlou, Ghiaei-Shamlou, Ghiaie-Shamlu, etc...
The Ghiaï de Chamlou family has a recorded history of some 700 years
although extrapolation
can be made of over 1000 years of tradition.
The names Ghiabey and ChamlouBey derive from one of
7 royal tribes of the Persian Empire
during the Turko-Mongolian invasion of Gengis Khan.
It has been said that the
Khans and Khanums ( Trans. Lords & Ladies ) of Ghiaï-Chamlou
possessed enormous power and large fiefdoms in the Lorestan region of
Iran and that they
often created rivalry with various
ruling
kings who decided to geographically disburse
and divide the Family in order to reduce their concentrated power.
That action had the contrary effect of expanding the Family's
geographical presence
and power. |
