Sharafkhan Bidlisi
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Sharaf al-Din Khan b. Shams al-Din b. Sharaf Beg Bedlisi was the Kurdish Emir of Bitlis. He was also a historian, writer and poet. He wrote exclusively in Persian. Born in the Qara Rud village, in cen
Sharaf Khan Bidlisi statue at Slemani Public Park in Silêmanî, Iraqi Kurdistan
Safavid Kurdistan
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The province of Kurdistan was a western province of Safavid Iran, whose size varied throughout its existence due to political and military developments.
Sharafkhan Bidlisi
…his dynasty’s legitimacy in the broader world. Upon completing his book, Sharaf Khan sent copies to the Kurdish leaders of Kilis (Husayn Jānbūlād) and Ardalan (Halo Khan). This gesture could have been aimed at demonstrating the Bidlis ruler's dynastic authority and gaining broader recognition, while also…
16th-century portrayal of the Safavid ruler Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576), who made numerous attempts to integrate the Kurds into his kingdom