Mahmudi (tribe)

The Mahmudi, also known as Pinyanişi,[1] was an Ottoman-Kurdish tribe in the Lake Van region. According to Evliya Çelebi they had 60,000 warriors.[1] Their chief, Sarı Süleyman Bey,[2] strengthened the Hoşap Castle[3] in the Lake Van region, in 1643.[4]

They bordered the Safavids, and had been raided by them.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Evliya Çelebi; Robert Dankoff (1 January 1991). The Intimate Life of an Ottoman Statesman, Melek Ahmed Pasha (1588-1662): As Portrayed in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels (Seyahat-name). SUNY Press. pp. 150–. ISBN 978-0-7914-0640-3.
  2. ↑ Daniel Farson (1 January 1985). A Traveller in Turkey. Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7102-0281-9.
  3. ↑ David Nicolle (2010). Ottoman Fortifications 1300-1710. Osprey Publishing. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-1-84603-503-6.
  4. ↑ Altan Çilingiroğlu (1988). The History of the Kingdom of Van, Urartu. Ofis Ticaret Matbaacilik Limited. p. 54.