The Baharlu (; ), also spelled Bahārlou, Baharloo, Baharlooe, are a Turkic ethnic group living in Hamadan, Fars, Kerman, Azerbaijan and Khorasan in Iran. Fars embraces the bulk of Baharlu tribe members and is identified as the provenance of the tribe. (also in print in Vol. III, Fasc. 5, pp. 482-484)
In the period following the collapse of the Qara Qoyunlu Empire, the Bahārlūs who remained in western Iran, along with several other Qara Qoyunlu tribes, gradually settled in Azerbaijan. It appears they collaborated with the Aq Qoyunlu; indeed, there is mention of a Ḥasan Beg Šakaroḡlū who was an ally of the Aq Qoyunlu ruler Alvand Beg when he was attacked by Shah Ismail I Safavid in Nahjavan in 1501-02. According to J. Malcolm, the Baharlu were originally a branch of the Shamlu tribe. The Shamli were considered one of the main Qizilbash tribes.John Malcolm. The History of Persia, From the Most Early Period to the Present Time. London: J. Murray. 1829 p.237 Vladimir Minorski believes that the name Baharlı is another name for the Baranlı or Barani tribe, from which the ruling dynasty of the Qara Qoyunlu state originated, and that they separated from the Yiwa tribe.Vladimir Minorsky. The Clan of the Qara-Qoyunlu Rulers İstanbul: Osman Yalçin Matbaasi. 1955. P.394Peter B. Golden. An Introduction to the History of the Turkic Peoples: Ethnogenesis and State-formation in Medieval and Early Modern Eurasia and the Middle East. O. Harrassowitz,. 1992. 483 The Baharlu were historically part of the Khamseh confederation.Persian Flatweaves: A Survey of Flatwoven Floor Covers and Hangings and Royal Masnads, Parviz Tanavoli, 2002, pp. 194, ISBN 9781851493357.
See also Darab Qashqai Iranian Turks Qara Qoyunlu
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