Soran Emirate ( Kurdish : میرنشینی سۆران ) was a medieval Kurdish emirate established before the conquest of Kurdistan by Ottoman Empire in 1514 and later revived by Emir Kor centered in Rawandiz from 1816 to 1836. Kor was ousted in an offensive by the Ottomans.
21-554: Soran may refer to: Places [ edit ] Soran Emirate , a Kurdish principality Soran District , a region within the Kurdish Autonomous Region in northern Iraq Soran, Iraq , a seat of the district government Sawran, Syria , a town in Syria near Aleppo Fictional characters [ edit ] Setsuna F. Seiei (Soran Ibrahim), protagonist of
42-631: A brutal tyrant. He was soon toppled by the family of the previous Emir led by Emir Saifuddin who himself was executed by the Ottoman Emperor in Constantinople , pushing the Emirate into anarchy. The last prince of the emirate was Emir Muhammad Kor , who reigned from 1813 to 1836. His father, Mustafa Beg, peacefully handed the princedom to him. In the first few years of his rule, he consolidated his power and began launching attacks toward
63-646: A citadel in the town as they build up a military. Between 1831 and 1834 he was able to capture several towns and cities in other Kurdish emirates. 1831 he captured the Bahdinan emirate of Amedi . Kor further expanded his influence to Mardin , Cizre and Nusaybin , compelling the ruler of the Bohtan Mir Sevdin, to accept his authority, which caused serious concern in the Ottoman capital Constantinople . Kor then captured Akre and oppressed Yazidis in
84-596: A cooperation between the Soran Emirate and Muhammad Ali of Egypt , the Ottomans dispatched an army to Soran in 1834. Mire Kor was able to repeal the forces and push towards Iran . This led Kurdish notables from Bradost, Akre and Amedi to complain to Reşid Mehmed Pasha of the Ottoman government alleging they were oppressed by Mir Kor of Soran. Kor tried to subdue the Assyrians of Tyari in 1834 but suffered
105-459: A humiliating defeat near the village of Lezan in Lower Tyari. This defeat played a major role in the downfall of the emirate. A second Ottoman offensive was initiated in 1836 which forced Kor to retreat to Rawandiz, mainly due to the lack of support from his tribal allies. After having pressured to surrender by the situation given, Emir Kor travelled to Istanbul for negotiations, where he
126-512: A military force against the Kurds. According to Claudius Rich , the dynasty gained Ottoman recognition of the hereditary rights of their dynasty in 1678. From the 1720s to the 1740s, the Baban dynasty aided the Ottomans against Iran. The period from 1750 to 1847 was dominated by rivalry with both Soran and Bohtan, as they also fought against the centralization attempts by the Ottomans and Iran. In
147-559: Is no consensus on the dynastic chronology of Baban. One myth claimed that the founder of the Baban dynasty was Aḥmad Faqīh (Faqī Aḥmad) from Pshdar , who received the land around Shahrizor by the Shah of Iran because of his loyalty to the monarch. Another myth claimed that the dynasty descended from an English woman named Keghan. Ancient Medieval Modern After the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514, Baban remained unincorporated to
168-591: The Japanese anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Tolian Soran, the main villain of the film Star Trek Generations (1994) Other [ edit ] Soran (band) , a South Korean rock band Sōran Bushi , a traditional song and dance in Japan Soran clan , a Kurdish clan Soran Ebrahim, Kurdish actor in the film Turtles Can Fly (2004) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
189-639: The Ottoman Empire. As a representative for the Ottomans, Idris Bitlisi met with the Prince of Baban and other Kurdish states immediately after the Battle of Chaldiran and succeeded in forming an alliance between them against the Safavids. Nonetheless, the loyalty of Baban fluctuated. In the early 1500s, Baban under Haci Şeyh Baban extended its territory around Lake Urmia which forced Tahmasp I to send
210-549: The Ottoman officials. Remembering the past is important for keeping one’s own history in mind. Baban Baban ( Kurdish : بابان ) was a Kurdish principality existing from the 16th century to 1850, centered on Sulaymaniyah . The Baban Principality played an active role in the Ottoman - Safavid conflict and gave significant military support to the Ottomans. They were in constant rivalry with Ardalan , Bohtan and Soran and its territory would therefore oscillate. Before
231-537: The Ottomans arrived to the Sulaymaniyah plains ( Shahrizor ), the Baban princes had already established themselves in the region. However, there is no pre-Ottoman source on Baban, and their origins are obscure. Information on the relations between Baban and the Soran Emirate up to 1596 exist in Sharafnama , which also mentioned that Pīr Budak Beg was the founder of the dynasty in the early 16th-century. There
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#1732771887507252-691: The emirate was likely established sometime between the 1330s and 1430s. Years later, during the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514 between the Ottomans and the Safavids , the Emirate was able to conquer land between Erbil and Kirkuk . In 1534, Emir Ezaddin Sher was executed by Suleiman the Magnificent for his treatment of the Emperor's servants and the Emirate was given to Yazidis led by Hussein Beg who ruled as
273-542: The late 1700s, Baban supported the Qajar dynasty against Zand dynasty but had to transfer their support to the Zands after the victories of the latter. The principality was destroyed during the mid-19th century Ottoman modernization period. The Baban revolt lasted for three years, but was defeated by a coalition of Ottoman forces and Kurdish tribes. Ahmed Baban , the last Baban ruler, was defeated near Koy Sanjaq in 1847 and
294-605: The neighboring principality of Baban . He occupied Harir in 1822, Koy Sanjaq , Altunkupri , Erbil in 1823, Akre , Ranya in 1824. This established the Zab river as the border between the two emirates. As the region experienced a power vacuum due to the decline of Baban, the Russo-Turkish War from 1828 to 1829, and the Egyptian–Ottoman War from 1831 to 1833 , he led a tribal force to Rawandiz and built
315-417: The neighbouring provinces of Kerkuk[sic] and Mussul [sic], and in gathering under his flag a large number of Koordish [sic] troop. Moreover, researcher Ghalib writes: [T]hrough many centuries of Ottoman rule, they [Kurds] could not build up a sense of community between the Kurds and the dominant ruler. Kurds remembered their happiness under Soran and other Kurdish emirates. Therefore, they did not welcome
336-686: The newly-conquered areas. Under Emir Kor, the Soran emirate developed a powerful army. It consisted of between 30 and 50,000 tribal musketeers who were given regular salaries, having the appearance of a national army. Kor himself ate each evening with 100-200 soldiers from different tribes. A multitude of different tribes joined his army such as the Baliki, Rewendek, Sidek, Shirwani, Rusuri, Malibas, Muzuri , Sheikhab, Nurik, Kheilani, Khoshnaw , Hnearai, Herki , Sheikh Mahmudi, Kassan, Derijiki, Bamami, Sekw, Shikuli, Mendik, Baimar, Balak , and Piraji. Fearing
357-467: The origin of the Soran Emirate, Kurdish historian Sharafkhan Bidlisi mentions the Emirate in Sharafnama in 1597 as established by a shepherd named Isa . Bitlisi claims that villagers quickly followed the popular Isa and attacked the Rewan Castle where they established themselves. They took the name Soran meaning from red after the red stones near the castle. Qadir Muhammad Muhammad writes that
378-465: The removal of the last Baban leader in 1850, their rule had become limited to their capital Sulaymaniyah and few surrounding villages. The modern city of Sulaymaniyah was built by Baban in 1784 which served as their capital. Prior to the founding of the city, the dynasty lived in Qala Çolan. The principality also encouraged and facilitated the use of Sorani Kurdish among its local literary authors. When
399-520: The title Soran . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soran&oldid=1232522572 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Soran Emirate While no date has been established for
420-412: The use of Kurdish uniforms for his army. On this, Emir Kor's brother Rasul told British writer and traveller Frederick Milingen : With an aspiring genius he had conceived the grande idée of emancipating his country from the authority of the sultans, and of consolidating the power of his family. Uniting the qualities of a conqueror and of a legislator, Mehemet Pasha succeeded in extending his sway over
441-533: Was given authority over the area of the Emirate of Soran. But on his way home he disappeared in the Black Sea area and the Ottoman Empire supported his brother Rasul as the Emir of the Emirate. The Emirate would ultimately fall victim to the growing centralization of the Ottoman Empire. There were traits of Kurdish awareness by the Soran Emirate including the desire to unite all Kurdish areas under one rule and
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