The Qashqai first appear in the Hittite prayer inscriptions that date from the reign of Hantili II, c. 1450 BC, and make references to their movement into the ruins of the holy city of Nerik. During the reign of Hantili's son, Tudhaliya II (c. 1430 BC), "Tudhaliya's 3rd campaign was against the Qashqais." His successor Arnuwanda I composed a prayer for the gods to return Nerik to the empire; he also mentioned Kammama and Zalpuwa as cities which he claimed had been Hittite but which were now under the Qashqais. Arnuwanda attempted to mollify some of the Qashqai tribes by means of tribute.
This book is introducing the leaders and ilkhans(Chief of the tribe) since 1430 BC to the 19th century in Qajar density.