Amed Province:
It consists of a district of Kurdistan and partly north of al-Cezire (Diyar-ı Rabia), with Dersim to the north, Bedlîs to the east, and Mamüret al-Aziz to the west, and the provinces of Mûsil to the south, the Sanjak of Zor in the south, and the Riha liwa of Aleppo to the south. It is limited.
The people of the city are familiar with the official Ottoman language, most of them are familiar with Kurdi and some Arabic languages. The people are always intelligent and perceptive, and intelligence and tellers have a reputation in every neighborhood. The population outside the city is mostly Ekrad and Müstağrib (later Arabized, originally non-Arab tribes).
Mêrdîn people:
Generally speaking, they speak Arabic and most of them speak Turkish as well. The majority of the tribes and in the villages are all Kurds.
Information about the people of Amed:
It is known that the people of Amed, of all kinds, are from the Ekrad and Müstağrib tribes. There is disagreement among the members of the Ekrad group and the Kurd, written by Ibn Khaldun and who is prone to ignorance (?), is from the fers (horse, owner of horses, cavalry) tribe. Kurds are very brave and brave.
Detailed geography; Mamâlik-i Devlet-i Osmaniyye / Ali Sâib, 1304 Hijri
Posted by Median Library contributor · 8 September 2024
Giosafat Barbaro (1413–1494). He was a diplomat, merchant, explorer and travel writer. He was unusually well-travelled for someone of his times.
Barbaro's account of his travels, entitled " Viaggi fatti da Vinetia, alla Tana, in Persia"
In his book he mentions the "cordi" kurds, who lives in Dierbech (diyarbakir) mussul (mosul) cassanchief (Heskîf) Bythlis (bitlis) Payburt (Bayburt) Meridin (Merdin) Argui (Agirî ararat)
Viaggi fatti da Vinetia, alla Tana, in Persia p.145-146
Posted by Median Library contributor · 8 September 2024
Posted by Median Library contributor · 8 September 2024
George Porsuk says the following about the city of (mêrdîn) in his book (Nestorians and their rituals, a mission to Mesopotamia and Kurdistan):
1842 -1844
George Badger, in his book about the city of Mêrdîn (The Nestorians and Their Rituals, A Mission to Mesopotamia and Kurdistan), says: Kurdish is the common language spoken by all groups in the city, but the Arabic language is better known here than in Amed. . The population of Mêrdîn consists of 2,780 families, of which 1,500 are Muslim, 600 are Jacobite Christian, 120 are Assyrian, 500 are Armenian and 60 are Chaldean. The Jacobites have two churches and four priests in the city, as well as three monasteries in the surrounding area.
Posted by Median Library contributor · 8 September 2024
In his work titled Ahsenü't-Tevarih by Hasan-ı Rumlu, one of the historians of the Akkoyunlu and Safavid periods who lived between 1530-1578:
- It describes the events that took place in Amed. He talks about the campaigns on Kurdistan and refers to the Kurdish ruler of Mêrdîn as the sultan.
Posted by Median Library contributor · 8 September 2024
Giosafat Barbaro (1413–1494). He was a diplomat, merchant, explorer and travel writer. He was unusually well-travelled for someone of his times.
Barbaro's account of his travels, entitled " Viaggi fatti da Vinetia, alla Tana, in Persia"
In his book he mentions the "cordi" kurds, who lives in Dierbech (diyarbakir) mussul (mosul) cassanchief (Heskîf) Bythlis (bitlis) Payburt (Bayburt) Meridin (Merdin) Argui (Agirî ararat)
Viaggi fatti da Vinetia, alla Tana, in Persia p.145-146
Posted by Zagrosian · Found by أوموت | Umut · 27 June 2025
Abdülselâm Efendî Mardinî (1786-1843)
He wrote about the city of Mêrdîn :
The borders of the Rebia region extend from Mêrdîn to the center of Habur, and from Raqqa to Saara. The majority of the people living in this region are Kurdish.
Posted by أوموت | Umut · Found by SaladinTheKurd1 · 14 September 2025
