The Mahmudi, also known as Pinyanişi, [1] is a Kurdish tribe in the Lake Van region.
According to Evliya Çelebi (1611–1682) they had 60,000 warriors. [1]
The Yezidi Mahmudi tribe were loyal to the Safavids until their leader, Hasan Beg, converted from Yezidism to Islam [2] and switched sides to the Ottomans following the Ottoman attack on Azerbaijan ( Modern day Iranian Azerbaijan) in 1554 during the Safavid Campaign (1554–55). [3]
Their chief, Sarı Süleyman Bey, [4] strengthened the Hoşap Castle [5] in the Lake Van region, in 1643. [6]
They bordered the Safavids, and were often raided by them. [1]
The Mahmudi, also known as Pinyanişi, [1] is a Kurdish tribe in the Lake Van region.
According to Evliya Çelebi (1611–1682) they had 60,000 warriors. [1]
The Yezidi Mahmudi tribe were loyal to the Safavids until their leader, Hasan Beg, converted from Yezidism to Islam [2] and switched sides to the Ottomans following the Ottoman attack on Azerbaijan ( Modern day Iranian Azerbaijan) in 1554 during the Safavid Campaign (1554–55). [3]
Their chief, Sarı Süleyman Bey, [4] strengthened the Hoşap Castle [5] in the Lake Van region, in 1643. [6]
They bordered the Safavids, and were often raided by them. [1]