Koçgiri
Koçgirî ( Kurdish قۆچگری/ Qoçgirî ; German: The emigrants) or Eşireta Qoçgirî is a former Kurmanji and Zaza- speaking tribal confederation of Kurdish tribes in the provinces of Sivas , Erzincan and Tunceli in what is now Turkey.
history
Like many Turkmen and Kurdish Alevi tribes, the Koçgirî tribes also see their origin in Khorasan . Closely related to this is the legend of Saint Choxî Bava, who is said to have emigrated from Khorasan to Dêrsim Koçgirî. According to Martin van Bruinessen , the Koçgirî tribes claim to be descended from the Şêx Hasenan, the former tribal confederation of Kurdish tribes in West Dêrsim. Other sources connect them to the Îzolî tribe in southern Dêrsim ( Mazgirt ).
The main settlement areas are Zara , Hafik and İmranlı , three districts of Sivas. The name is composed of the Kurdish word Koç ( emigration ) and the syllable -gir / -kir ( participle of take / undertake, i.e. undertake).
The composition of these two words forms the name of this tribe. Over the course of time, essential structures of the clans changed, with the conversion to Islam of the doctrine of Twelve Shiah having a formative effect.
Four main groups
After years of living together in unity, different groups crystallized in this large family. The four main groups of the Koçgiri family tribe are:
- Saran, Sariki
- Iban, Ibiki
- Çarekan, Çareki
- Balan, Baliki
- Sefan, Sefiki
There are numerous other divisions that have developed over the centuries, although all of the groupings that exist today have their origins in these four main groups. However, these splits were by no means an obstacle to acting in unity and peace within the tribe. The leaders of the respective groups only made decisions that had unity as their primary goal.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Van Bruinessen, MM: Aslını inkâr eden haramzadedir (Anyone who denies his origin is a bastard) ( Memento from October 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ KOÇGİRİ ( Memento from February 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive )