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Bohtan
Kurdish principality in the Ottoman Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Bhutan.
Bohtan (also Buhtan, Bokhti) was a medieval Kurdish principality in the Ottoman Empire centered on the town of Jazirah ibn 'Omar (modern Cizre also known as Cizîra Botan (Jazira Botan)) in southeastern Anatolia. The official religion of this principality was Yezidism in 14th century, although the rulers eventually converted to Islam, Bohtan constituted the third major Yezidi enclave after Shekhan and Sinjar until the 19th century.[1][2]
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Capital | Cizre | ||||||
Religion | Yazidism, Sunni Islam (from 14th century) | ||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||
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• 1821–1847 | Bedir Khan Beg (last) | ||||||
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Today part of | Turkey, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Iraq |
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