Family Signs - Im

Throughout the history, Turks have used specific figures as a family sign. They have used their mark on their weaves as well as their grave stones.
Mongol historian Rashid al-Din Hamadani, in his book Jami' al-Tawarikh and Mahmud al-Kashgari in his dictionary Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk state that each Oguz tribe had a different sign. Those tribes must have continued to use their sign even after migrating to Anatolia, because many of the weaves bear motifs similar to those signs.
Signs of Oguz tribes as listed in Divanu Lugat-it Turk are illustrated below and stand for the tribes Kayi, Salur, Bagduz, Bayat, Avsar, Yazir, Igdir, Eymir, Alayunlu, Becene, Cavuldar and Cepni.

Signs of Oguz tribes as mentioned in Cami_ut Tevarih are illustrated below and stand for the tribes Kayi, Salur, Avsar, Bagduz, Bayat, Yazir, Eymir, Igdir, Alayundlu, Becene, Cavuldar, Cepni, Dudurga, Bayindir, Beydili and Yuva.