Mahmudi (tribe)

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.^[1]

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).^[3]

Their chief, Sarı Süleyman Bey,^[4] strengthened the Hoşap Castle^[5] in the Lake Van region, in 1643.^[6]

They bordered the Safavids, and were often raided by them.^[1]

See also

• Kurdish tribes

References

1. Evliya Çelebi; Robert Dankoff (1 January 1991). The Intimate Life of an Ottoman Statesman, Melek Ahmed Pasha (1588-1662): As Portrayed in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels (Seyahat-name). SUNY Press. pp. 150–. ISBN 978-0-7914-0640-3.
2. 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. doi:10.1163/1573384X-20160307. ISSN 1609-8498.
3. University of Wisconsin 2003, pp. 123, 134.
4. Daniel Farson (1 January 1985). A Traveller in Turkey. Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7102-0281-9.
5. David Nicolle (2010). Ottoman Fortifications 1300-1710. Osprey Publishing. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-1-84603-503-6.
6. Altan Çilingiroğlu (1988). The History of the Kingdom of Van, Urartu. Ofis Ticaret Matbaacilik Limited. p. 54. ISBN 9789759551506.

Sources

• University of Wisconsin (2003). International Journal of Turkish Studies. Vol. 9. University of Wisconsin.