The Sharafnameh of 1597 is the first account of Kurdish history. Kurdish history in the 20th century is marked by a rising sense of Kurdish nationhood focused on the goal of an …

Mar 1, 2025 · Kurdistan, broadly defined geographic region traditionally inhabited mainly by Kurds. With the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, many Kurds hoped for …

Kurdish history is deeply intertwined with the geography and the politics of the modern Kurdish regions. Historic Ethnicities of Kurdistan. The contiguous Kurdish regions of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, …

Mar 3, 2025 · Kurd, any member of an ethnic and linguistic group concentrated in the Taurus Mountains of southeastern Anatolia, the Zagros Mountains of western Iran, portions of …

The following is a timeline of Kurdish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Kurdistan and its predecessor states and entities. To read about the …

Historically, the word "Kurdistan" is first attested in 11th century Seljuk chronicles. [13] . Many disparate Kurdish dynasties, emirates, principalities, and chiefdoms were established from the …

Since ancient times Kurds have profoundly shaped the Middle East, yet their history has been repeatedly denied, suppressed and erased – until now. Documenting the Kurdish story for the …

Sep 2, 2016 · Throughout the history, including their rebellions against the Arab, Turkish and Persian dominance, the Kurds have gained very strong political, organisational and military …

Sep 10, 2018 · Kurds and their history are the end products of thousands of years of continuous internal evolution and assimilation of new peoples and ideas introduced sporadically into their …

The Kurds, inhabiting previously Ottoman territories, are dispersed across the newly demarcated borders of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey, and repeatedly revolt against the respective authorities.