The Jamshidi () are a sub-tribe of the Chahar Aimaq ethnic group in Afghanistan, one of the four major Aimaq tribes, which also include the Firozkohi, Taymani, and Taimuri.
The Jamshidi are a primarily sedentary people living in Herat and are believed to be of mixed Arab and Persian descent.
Some Jamshidis have settled in Turkmenistan.
A 1926 publication notes that the Iranian city of Nishapur (in northeast Iran, near the Badghis Province of Afghanistan) has a population of "Jamshidis", originating from "north of Herat", who moved to the area following the 1856–1857 Anglo-Persian War.
These Jamshidis self-described as Baluch, spoke Persian, and were Ismaili.
See also
Aimaq people
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