Chavdar (tribe)

{{Short description|Tatar tribe in medieval Anatolia}}

Chavdar was a tribe of Tatars inhabiting western Anatolia in the 14th century. According to modern historian Faruk Sümer, the tribe's name was ultimately connected to Chavdar, a son of the Ilkhanid commander Alinaq Noyan who was active in Anatolia.{{sfn|Sümer|1969|p=13}} According to Ottoman sources, the tribe inhabited the region around Eskişehir at the time of Osman I ({{reign|1299|1323}}) and was headed by a certain Chavdaroghlu. The name of the town Çavdarhisar likely alludes to the tribe.{{sfn|Sümer|1969|p=118}} The tribe is known to have attacked the Ottomans in 1313 near Karacahisar.{{sfn|Varlık|1996|pp=33–35}}