Bohtan

Also known as Botan Emirate

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.

Key facts

Former country.conventional_long_name: Bohtan
Former country.status: Sovereign state
Former country.empire: Ottoman Empire
Former country.government_type: Principality
Former country.year_start: 1161/1247/1335
Former country.year_end: 1855
Former country.p1: Zengid dynasty
Former country.p2: Ayyubid Sultanate
Former country.s1: Ottoman Empire
Former country.flag_s1: Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg
Former country.image_map: Bohtan.png
Former country.image_map_caption: Bohtan Emirate after the captures of Bedir Khan Beg in 1846
Former country.capital: Cizre
Former country.religion: Yazidism, Sunni Islam (from 14th century)
Former country.leader1: Bedir Khan Beg (last)
Former country.year_leader1: 1821–1847
Former country.title_leader: Mir
Former country.today: Turkey, Syria, Iraq

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History
Origin
Early years
Bedirxan beg's reign
List of bohtan rulers
See also
References
Notes
References
Sources
External links

==History== ===Origin=== The earliest known reference to the region now called Botan appears in the works of Herodotus (484–426 BC). He identified a land known as “Bukht and ikh” as part of the Achaemenid Empire’s dominions. Over the centuries, the name gradually shifted in pronunciation and form, evolving through Bokhti and Buhtan before becoming Botan.