Jalilavand

Jalilavandi lived among the mountainous regions of an area known as Lakestan. Jalilvand originally started in Basrah, Iraq and move to south west of Iran near Shiraz several hundred years ago, in reality they are Iraqi's and part Arabs. They were a part of a people called Zand (Zandan) who inhabited the mountainous region. The Zand people were very well known among the people of the Zagros Mountains for their militaristic nature and aggressiveness. They were warriors of the land, but also were very welcoming to those who did not threaten them, as good hospitality towards guests was a big part of Zandi culture.

The movement from the region of Lakestan to Shiraz occurred in the Zand dynasty. Which took place after Nader Shah rule fell, and Persia went into civil war. Karim Khan Zand, who was born in the Zand people, took rule of the land. This was the start of a new Dynasty called the Zand Dynasty. Karim Khan Zand was known as a "Kurdish Hero", to many of the people of the Zagros region, as he proudly proclaimed is Kurdish background. Karim Khan Zand moved his people (Zand tribe) from the region of Lakestan to Shiraz where he proclaimed Shiraz as the capitol of the Zand Empire. After Karim Khan's death, there was a power struggle between the people of the Zand tribe, inner warfare and the new Qajarian rule forced the Zandi people to move back to their original land. During which, many Zand people started to create family alliances among each other, separating from the original tribe due to inner conflict. That's where the main Laki-speaking tribes come from, including Jalilavand, Kakavand, Bayranvand, Gorgivand, Jalalavand.