Ezidi Mirza

Ezidi Mirza
Born1600
Bashiqa, Mosul Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Died1651(1651-00-00) (aged 50–51)
Mosul Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
ConflictsOttoman-Safavid war

Ezidi Mirza (or Ezidi Mirza Hesen, Mirza Pasha and Daseni Mirza Beg; 1600 – 1651) was a Yezidi leader, who is mentioned in Yezidi sagas, poems and stories due to his heroic and military exploits. He was born 1600 AD in a respected family of the Sheikh caste from the Qatanî lineage of Şêx Simayîlê Enzelî in the town of Bashiqa as the youngest of three brothers. In 1649 AD, he was appointed as the governor of Mosul.

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