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page 1Yazidi history
Du'a Khalil Aswad
Yazidi honor killing victim
history of the Kurds
aspect of history of the Kurds
Bohtan
Bohtan was a medieval Kurdish principality in the Ottoman Empire centered on the town of Jazirah ibn 'Omar in northern Mesopotamia (or northern Jazira). The official religion of this principality was Yezidism in 14th century, although the rulers eventually converted to Islam. Bohtan constituted the third major Yezidi enclave after Shekhan and Sinjar until the 19th century.

Bahdinan
thumb|Bahdinan Kurds by Albert Kahn
The Bahdinan (or Badinan) was one of the most powerful and enduring Kurdish emirates. It was founded by Baha-al-Din originally from Shamdinan area in Hakkari in sometime between 13th or 14th century CE. The capital of this emirate was Amedi for a long time. The Emirs of Bahdinan were originally Arabs, as they were the descendants of the Abbasid Caliphs.
Harir
town and a sub-district located in the district of Shaqlawa, Hawler, Kurdistan, Iraq
Donboli
tribal group that mainly inhabited the West Azarbaijan Province of Iran
Yazidi genocide by the Soran Emirate (1832-1834)
Persecution of Yazidis
overview of hostility toward and/or discrimination against Yazidi people
1935 Yazidi revolt
yazidi revolt against Kingdom of Iraq
Emirate of Kilis
kurdish emirate of Kilis
Dasini
Dasini ( ; ) or Daseni, Tasini, Dasiki, is a Kurdish Yazidi tribe and ethnonym of Yazidis. The tribe resided near Mosul, Duhok, Sheikhan, Sinjar and all the way to the west bank of Greater Zab river.