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Ezidi Mirza

Ezidi Mîrza
Born1600
Bashiqa, Mosul Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Died1651(1651-00-00) (aged 50–51)
Mosul Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Battles / warsOttoman-Safavid war

Ezidi Mîrza (or Ezidi Mirza Hesen, Mirza Pasha and Daseni Mirza Beg; 1600 – 1651) was a Yezidi leader, who is mentioned in Yezidi sagas, poems and stories due to his heroic and military exploits. He was born 1600 AD in a respected family of the Sheikh caste from the Qatanî lineage of Şêx Simayîlê Enzelî in the town of Bashiqa as the youngest of three brothers.[1][2] In 1649 AD, he was appointed as the governor of Mosul.[3][4]

  1. ^ admin (2016-10-01). "Die Geschichte des Ezidi Mirza: Vom Waisenkind zum Helden". ÊzîdîPress (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Guest, John S. (1993). Survival Among the Kurds: A History of the Yezidis. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7103-0456-8.
  4. ^ Allison, Christine (2001). The Yezidi Oral Tradition in Iraqi Kurdistan. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-7007-1397-4.

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