Redwan

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Redwan (also Ridwan or Ridvan ) was a place in the Ottoman Empire (in the area Garzan, south of Siirt in today's Turkey ) supported by Yazidis inhabited. They also called the place Ezidxan (land of the Yazidis ). Redwan was an autonomous Yazidi principality for a short time in the 19th century , first the Yazidi prince Mirza Agha ruled over the area and lastly Seid Beg. A castle and a river in the region were also referred to as Redwan or Ezidxan.

population

The place was mainly inhabited by Yazidis, but a few hundred Armenians also lived there. Prince Mirza Agha built a church in Redwan for the Christian Armenian roommates.

Redwan Yazidis massacre

There were many armed conflicts between the Yazidis and the Muslim Kurds in Redwan. The Yazidis had no sacred documents compared to the Sunni Kurds and were therefore exposed to the arbitrariness of their Muslim neighbors. Especially the Kurds of the Goyan tribe, who called themselves the "Knights of Islam", were hostile to the Yazidis. Once members of the Goyan tribe attacked a Yazidi caravan consisting of 1,500 unarmed horsemen and killed 500 of them. The Kurdish prince Bedirxan Beg also carried out many massacres of the Yazidis. Some Yazidis have fled to Shekhan .

Individual evidence

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