Bohtan
Bohtan | |||||||||||
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| 1161/1247/1335–1855 | |||||||||||
Bohtan Emirate after the captures of Bedir Khan Beg in 1846 | |||||||||||
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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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• Established | 1161/1247/1335 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1855 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Turkey, Syria, Iraq | ||||||||||
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Bohtan was a medieval Kurdish principality in the Ottoman Empire centered on the town of Jazirah ibn 'Omar in northern Mesopotamia (or northern Jazira). 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.