Mahmudi (tribe) explained
The Mahmudi, also known as Pinyanişi,[1] is a Kurdish tribe in the Lake Van region.
History
According to Evliya Çelebi (1611–1682) they had 60,000 warriors.
The Yezidi Mahmudi tribe were loyal to the Safavids until their leader, Hasan Beg, converted from Yezidism to Islam[2] and switched sides to the Ottomans following the Ottoman attack on Azerbaijan (Modern day Iranian Azerbaijan) in 1554 during the Safavid Campaign (1554–55).
Their chief, Sarı Süleyman Bey,[3] strengthened the Hoşap Castle[4] in the Lake Van region, in 1643.[5]
They bordered the Safavids, and were often raided by them.[1]
See also
Sources
Notes and References
- Book: Evliya Çelebi. Robert Dankoff. Robert Dankoff. The Intimate Life of an Ottoman Statesman, Melek Ahmed Pasha (1588-1662): As Portrayed in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels (Seyahat-name). 1 January 1991. SUNY Press. 978-0-7914-0640-3. 150–.
- Açikyildiz-Şengül. Birgül. 2016-12-19. From Yezidism to Islam: Religious Architecture of the Mahmudî Dynasty in Khoshâb. Iran and the Caucasus. 20. 3–4. 369–383. 10.1163/1573384X-20160307. 1609-8498.
- Book: Daniel Farson. A Traveller in Turkey. registration. 1 January 1985. Routledge & Kegan Paul. 978-0-7102-0281-9. 78.
- Book: David Nicolle. Ottoman Fortifications 1300-1710. 2010. Osprey Publishing. 978-1-84603-503-6. 18–.
- Book: Altan Çilingiroğlu. The History of the Kingdom of Van, Urartu. 1988. Ofis Ticaret Matbaacilik Limited. 54. 9789759551506.
