[3] In the past, the Shahsevan had a tribal and pastoral nomadic lifestyle, moving during summer 100–200 km to the south on the Sabalan and nearby ranges, in the districts of Ardabil, Meshginshahr, and Sarab, and during the winter to the Mughan region.

The Shahsevan differ from other nomadic tribal groups in Iran in a number of ways, including their history and location on the frontier, as well as their social and economic structure.

[3][5] The Russian orientialist Vladimir Minorsky stated that "the known facts somewhat complicate Malcolm's story" and that "it may be doubted if a single regularly constituted tribe was ever founded by Shah Abbas under the name Shah-sewan.

[5] Statements such as shāhī-sēvan kardan are often used in the Safavid chronicle Tarikh-e Alam-ara-ye Abbasi of Iskandar Beg Munshi to mean "to make appeal to the faithful."

These spur-of-the-moment appeals catered to the religious values of the followers of the Safavid dynasty, whose shahs not only claimed descent from the Twelve Imams, but also that they were their incarnations.

These customs, which diverge from Malcolm's account without refuting it, differ in some aspects but all agree that Anatolia was the original homeland of the Shahsevan, who left the place under the leadership of a certain Yunsur Pasha.

These myths were most likely created by the chiefs in order to justify their power over ordinary citizens as well as their possession of the pastures, which are the most essential asset for all of their nomadic adherents.

[5] For few a years in the 1720s, Mughan and Ardabil served as one of the main places of confrontation as a result of the swift collapse of the Safavid dynasty to the Afghans at Isfahan as well as Ottoman and Russian incursions in northwest Iran.

In 1732, the Shahsevan were again under Iranian control due to the efforts of Nader Shah, who deported many tribes to his home province of Khorasan, including the Shaqaqi, Inallu, and Afshar.

Nader Shah appears to have united and consolidated the tribes that remained in Mughan and Ardabil under the leadership of Badr Khan Shahsevan, one of his generals who took part in the wars in Khorasan and Turkestan.

The Sari-khanbeyli family was related to leading Shahsevan tribes such as the Qojabeyli, Isali, Balabeyli, Mast-Alibeyli, Ali-Babali, Polatli, and Damirchili.

The majority of the Shahsevan chiefs joined Rahimkhan Chalabianloo and Amir Ashayer Shatranlu in an alliance of tribes in eastern Azerbaijan during late 1909, declaring opposition to the Constitution and their intention to march to Tehran in order to reinstate the overthrown Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar.

The Shahsevan pillaged Ardabil, gaining extensive news coverage in Europe, but were quickly defeated by nationalist forces from Tehran led by Yeprem Khan.

The Shahsevan nomads themselves did not have much involvement, but established tribal members took part in protests at the Agro-Industry Company in Mughan and events in places like Mesghinshahr, Parsabad, Bileh Savar, and Germi.

The Shahsevan were formally renamed Elsevan ("those who love the people (or tribe)") as part of the new regime's disapproval of anything having to do with royalty, but the new term was not universally embraced and by 1992 it was no longer in use.

Men's clothing - white or blue shirt, brown woolen trousers, Circassian coat, lamb hat, pistons .

Being decentralized of Shahsavans and having the minority of population in their area of living, lead their language to destruction, on the other hand the influence of other dialect on the Shahsavani's Turkish can be seen clearly.