Sharafkhan Bidlisi
Sharafkhan Bidlisi | |||||
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Emir of Bitlis | |||||
Predecessor | |||||
Successor | Shamsaddin Beg Abulmalik | ||||
Born | 25 February 1543 Karahrud, Safavid Iran | ||||
Died | 1603–1604 (60–61 years old) | ||||
Issue | Shamsaddin Beg Abulmalik | ||||
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Dynasty | Rojki | ||||
Father | Shamsaddin Beg | ||||
Mother | A daughter of Emîr Han Musullu[2] | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sharaf al-Din Khan b. Shams al-Din b. Sharaf Beg Bedlisi (
He is the author of
He was also a gifted artist and a well-educated man, excelling as much in mathematics and military strategy as he did in history.
Early life
Sharaf Khan Bidlisi was born on 25 February 1543, in the
He was a member of the Rojkî tribe, whose members governed the Bitlis Emirate at the time[6] and had ruled intermittently as an independent emirate since at least the 9th century. Sharafkhan therefore never took up the common tribal title of "Khan", preferring instead the royal title of emir or mir, "prince." He was most commonly known as Mir Sharaf (Prince Sharaf).
Later his family was taken under protection of the Safavid dynasty.[7] He was schooled at Tahmasb's court, and wrote in 1596:
"When I turned nine (in 1551) I entered the private harem (haram-i khass)... for three years (1551–1554) I served the family (Silsila) of that refined (pakiza atvar) shah as a page at the inner palace."
— Sharaf Khan Bidlisi
Bedlîsî spoke of his education entailing instruction in the
Reign
In 1576
Sharafnama
Sharaf Khan Bidlisi was planning for a long time to write a book about
See also
- Kurdish history
- List of Kurdish dynasties and countries
- Mem and Zin
References
- ^ Kemal H. Karpat (2003). Ottoman Borderlands: Issues, Personalities, and Political Changes. Center of Turkish Studies, University of Wisconsin. p. 150.
- TDV Encyclopedia of Islam (44+2 vols.) (in Turkish). Istanbul: Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, Centre for Islamic Studies.
- ^ a b Glassen, Erika. "BEDLĪSĪ, ŠARAF-AL-DĪN KHAN". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6334-7.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6334-7.
- Project MUSE.
- ISBN 9788187746546.
- ISBN 9781860647215.
- S2CID 186808301.
- ISBN 9781859730645.
- ISBN 9780810863347.
Sources
- Alsancakli, Sacha (2017). "Matrimonial Alliances and the Transmission of Dynastic Power in Kurdistan: The Case of the Diyādīnids of Bidlīs in the Fifteenth to Seventeenth Centuries". Eurasian Studies. 15 (2): 222–249. .
- Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. p. 248. ISBN 978-1933823232.
- Osman Gazi Özgüdenli (1988–2016). "ŞEREF HAN (ö. 1012/1603-1604) Şerefnâme adlı tarihiyle meşhur olan Bitlis hâkimi.". TDV Encyclopedia of Islam (44+2 vols.) (in Turkish). Istanbul: Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, Centre for Islamic Studies.
- Yamaguchi, Akihiko (2021). "The Kurdish frontier under the Safavids". In Matthee, Rudi (ed.). The Safavid World. Routledge. pp. 556–571.