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Zerzari or Zerzarok, Zarzariyya, Zirzariyya (Kurdish: زێڕزار، زەرزاری، زێڕزارۆک, Zērzār, Zērzārok), was a Kurdish tribe during the Middle Ages. The Zarzariyya were most likely a branch of the Hadhbani tribe, they made a Military cavalry unit in the Ayyubid Sultanate.
Name
The name of the Tribe is a combination of Zēr (Kurdish: زێڕ, Zēr; lit. 'Gold') and Zar or Zarok (Kurdish: زاڕۆک، زار, Zār, Zārok; lit. 'Child'), which means "Golden child".[1]
Territory
The Zarzari tribe were an isolated Kurdish tribe, their original homeland was in Irbil region.[2][3]: 71–72 They were present in Ushnu and Rawanduz. by 12th century, their territory also included Sinjar and parts of Diyar Bakr. During the 14th century, it was recorded by Al-Umari that the Zerzari tribe were also present in Tel-Haftun, Rostak and Malazgart.[1]
History
Description
The Zerzari corps of the Ayyubid Army were described by Imad ad-Din Isfahani:
Zirzariyya who mocked the lion, being clothed in bravery and naked of all defect.[4]
Military History
The Zerzaris were recruited by the Artuqids of Diyar-Bakr and later by Atabagate of Mosul, and eventually by Ayyubid rulers. During the Saladin era, there were many Zerzari Emirs serving in the Army. Most notably Shirkuh ibn Bakhel Al-Zarzari, who was one of the Ayyubid Army commanders during the Siege of Acre. And Nashirwan al-Zarzari, who swore his Allegiance to Al-Afdal after Saladin's death.[1]
Sources
- Öpengin, Ergin (2021). Bozarslan, Hamit; Gunes, Cengiz; Yadirgi, Veli (eds.). The Cambridge History of the Kurds. Cambridge University Press.
- James, Boris (2006). Saladin et les Kurdes: Perception d’un Groupe au Temps des Croisades (in French). Paris: Editions L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2296001053.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Bajalan, Djene Rhys; Karimi, Sara Zandi (2017). Studies in Kurdish History: Empire, Ethnicity and Identity. Paris: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-2296001053.
References
- ^ a b c James 2006, pp. 37–39.
- ^ Brill, E. J. (1993). E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam: 1913-1936. Ṭāʻif - Zūrkhāna. BRILL. p. 1049. ISBN 978-90-04-09794-0.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Bajalan & Karimi 2017, p. 24.
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