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  1. History of the Kurds

    The Kurds are an Iranian ethnic group in the Middle East. They have historically inhabited the mountainous areas to the south of Lake Van and Lake Urmia, a geographical area collectively referred to as Kurdistan. Most Kurds speak Northern Kurdish Kurmanji Kurdish and Central Kurdish. There are various hypotheses as to predecessor populations of the Kurds, such as the Carduchoi of Classical Antiquity. The earliest known Kurdish dynasties under Islamic rule are the Hasanwayhids, the Marwanids, the Rawadids, the Shaddadids, followed by the Ayyubid dynasty founded by Saladin. The Battle of Chaldiran of 1514 is an important turning point in Kurdish history, marking the alliance of Kurds with the Ottomans. The Sharafnameh of 1597 is the first account of Kurdish history. Kurdish history in the 20th century is marked by a rising sense of Kurdish nationhood focused on the goal of an independent Kurdistan as scheduled by the Treaty of Sèvres in 1920. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The Sharafnameh of 1597 is the first account of Kurdish history. Kurdish history in the 20th century is marked by a rising sense of Kurdish nationhood focused on the goal of an independent Kurdistan as scheduled by the Treaty of Sèvres in 1920. Partial autonomy was reached by Kurdistan Uyezd ...
  3. britannica.com

    Jan 16, 2025Kurdistan, broadly defined geographic region traditionally inhabited mainly by Kurds. With the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, many Kurds hoped for the establishment of an independent state in Kurdistan. ... the Kurds played a recognizable and considerable part in the troubled history of western Asia—but as tribes ...
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. thekurdishproject.org

    Learn about the history of Kurdistan, a region in the Middle East that has been home to various ethnicities and conquerors for millennia. Explore how the Kurds have fought for autonomy and independence, and how they established the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq.
  5. britannica.com

    2 days agoHistory. The prehistory of the Kurds is poorly known, but their ancestors seem to have inhabited the same upland region for centuries or, as some have argued, millennia. The records of the early empires of Mesopotamia contain references to mountain tribes with names that some have suggested resemble the ethnonym Kurd, such as the Guti of the 3rd and 2nd millennia bce.
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  6. infoplease.com

    A Kurdish uprising against the new Turkish Republic is suppressed. 1946: Iranian Kurds set up the short-lived Mahabad Republic with Soviet backing. It is swiftly crushed by Iran. The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is founded by Iraqi Kurd Mustafa Barzani, and is dedicated to the creation of an independent Kurdistan. 1961
  7. kurdipedia.org

    Jul 30, 2023The Cambridge History of the Kurds is an authoritative and comprehensive volume exploring the social, political and economic features, forces and evolution amongst the Kurds, and in the region known as Kurdistan, from the fifteenth to the twenty- first centuries.
  8. thekurdishproject.org

    The Kurdish people quite literally live and die by the geography and politics surrounding the Kurdish region.Historically located at the intersection of Syria, Turkey, Iran and Iraq, the Kurdish people have had to fight to maintain their culture for centuries.. Kurdish History & Culture
  9. kurdistanmemoryprogramme.com

    The Sharafnama is the first systematic attempt to write a history of the Kurds and Kurdistan's various noble houses. After exploring the various myths surrounding the origins of the Kurds, Sharaf Khan examines the histories of various Kurdish dynasties. The first section is dedicated to those rulers, such as the Ayyubid Sultans of Egypt and ...
  10. cambridge.org

    The Cambridge History of the Kurds is an authoritative and comprehensive volume exploring the social, political and economic features, forces and evolution amongst the Kurds, and in the region known as Kurdistan, from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century. Written in a clear and accessible style by leading scholars in the field, the ...
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