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Chapter III<br />

<strong>The</strong> Kurdish Revolutions <strong>and</strong> Governments<br />

during the Nineteenth Century<br />

<strong>Kurdistan</strong> during the Nineteenth was a stage for various<br />

wars, revolutions <strong>and</strong> uprisings that we summarise as<br />

follows:<br />

Revolution of the Mili Tribes<br />

<strong>The</strong> revolution of the Mili tribes took place in Mardin<br />

under the leadership of Taymour <strong>and</strong> Ibrahim Pasha with<br />

many ups <strong>and</strong> downs.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Kurdish Revolution in Van <strong>and</strong> Diarbakir<br />

Regions<br />

<strong>The</strong> Revolution in the Van region was led by Darwish<br />

Pasha who made his area independent <strong>and</strong> issued money<br />

carrying his name. He defeated the Turks in several<br />

wars, so at the end they resorted to trickery <strong>and</strong> arrested<br />

him then killed him. Thus the revolution was stopped<br />

for a while.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Revolutions of Baban Princedom<br />

In 1788 A.D. Prince Abdulrahman Pasha Baban took<br />

over the princedom <strong>and</strong> his rule lasted twenty four years.<br />

He was striving to establish a Kurdish government, but<br />

after him the struggle for power among his gr<strong>and</strong>sons<br />

made them weaker in front of the Ottomans’ army forces.<br />

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