Bilbas
| Bilbas بلباس | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity |  Kurd |
| Location |  northwest Iran  Khorasan  Turkish Kurdistan Kurdistan Region |
| Descended from |  Medes[1] |
| Parent tribe | Rozhak |
| Population | A little over 30,000 Families |
| Language | Kurmancî کوردی موکریانی |
| Religion | Shafi'i Sunni Shia Islam |
Bilbas or Belbas (in Kurdish: بلباس) is a Kurdish tribe that currently resides in the Region of Kurdistan mostly in the Erbil Province.
History
[edit]The Bilbas originally were from Northwest Iran they inhabited the cities of: Sardasht, Mahabad, Urmia, Piranshahr and many more cities in the West Azerbaijan.[2] Besides Iranian Azerbaijan they also inhabitant Khorasan.[3] They also inhabit Turkish Kurdistan.[4][3]
The Bilbas were described to be the enemies of the Afshar tribe,[5] But Nader Shah did use them in his Army to fight against turks.[6]
The Bilbas have a huge role in Kurdish Nationalism in Iran, they participated in Sheikh Ubaydallah's rebellion in 1888, they Participated in Simko shikak's rebellion in 1921, and they participated in the republic of mahabad in 1946 which soured relations with the Barzani tribe.[2]
Sister Tribe
[edit]The Bilbas and The Mukri tribe have the same stock, and are probably two Branches of the same tribe.[7]
The Mukri tribe consider The Bilbas tribe to be an offset (branch) of their own tribe.[4]
Meaning of the name Bilbas
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References
[edit]- ^ To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in disguise : with historical notices of the Kurdish tribes and the Chaldeans of Kurdistan. p. 376.
- ^ a b "Belbas tribe".
- ^ a b "THE AGE OF 'ABBAS I AND THE SHAPING OF THE SAFAVID EMPIRE (1588–1666)".
- ^ a b Notes on a Journey from Tabríz, Through Persian Kurdistán, to the Ruins of Takhti-Soleïmán, and from Thence by Zenján and Ṭárom, to Gílán, in October and November, 1838; With a Memoir on the Site of the Atropatenian Ecbatana. p. 32.
- ^ Notes on a Journey from Tabríz, Through Persian Kurdistán, to the Ruins of Takhti-Soleïmán, and from Thence by Zenján and Ṭárom, to Gílán, in October and November, 1838; With a Memoir on the Site of the Atropatenian Ecbatana. p. 8.
- ^ Journal Asiatique. p. 95.
- ^ To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in disguise : with historical notices of the Kurdish tribes and the Chaldeans of Kurdistan. pp. 375–376.