Battle of Cizre (1833)

Battle of Jazira (1833)
	Part of Rawandiz Revolt
	; School in Cizre
Date	1833
Location	Cizre, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Şırnak Province, Turkey)
Result	Soran victory
Belligerents
Soran Emirate	Bohtan Emirate
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz	Bedir Khan Beg
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Jazira (1833) started when Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz launched a military campaign against the Bohtan Emirate in 1833. He directed his forces toward the Bohtani capital Cizre, and swiftly captured the city with little resistance from the ruling emirate.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Background

At the beginning of the 19th century, the Soran Emirate under Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz emerged as a powerful Kurdish principality in the region. Seeking to expand his influence over neighboring Kurdish emirates, Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz began a series of military campaigns against rival territories.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The Bohtan Emirate, centered in Jazira (modern-day Cizre), was among the targets of this expansionist policy. The Bohtani emirate, although influential, was weakened by internal instability and rivalries.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

In 1833, Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz launched a direct attack on Bohtan, aiming to seize its strategic capital. His forces encountered little resistance, allowing him to capture the city with relative ease. This marked a significant moment in inter Kurdish power struggles during a period of declining Ottoman control in the frontier regions.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Kardam, Ahmet (2011). Cizre-Bohtan beyi Bedirhan: direniş ve isyan yılları (in Türkçe). Turkiye: Dipnot. p. 72. ISBN 978-605-4412-14-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Bozarslan, Hamit; Gunes, Cengiz; Yadirgi, Veli (2021-04-22). The Cambridge History of the Kurds. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-58301-5.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Jongerden, Joost. "Social relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Gencer, Fatih (2024-08-29). "TANZİMAT FERMANI ÖNCESİ DOĞU VİLAYETLERİNE YÖNELİK OSMANLI MERKEZİLEŞME POLİTİKASI". Journal of History School (in Türkçe). 11 (XXXVI): 130–148. doi:10.14225/Joh1407. ISSN 1308-5298.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Kardam, Ahmet (2011). Cizre-Bohtan beyi Bedirhan: direniş ve isyan yılları (in Türkçe). Turkiye: Dipnot. p. 72. ISBN 978-605-4412-14-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Bozarslan, Hamit; Gunes, Cengiz; Yadirgi, Veli (2021-04-22). The Cambridge History of the Kurds. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-58301-5.

[:2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Jongerden, Joost. "Social relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870-1915".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:3-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Gencer, Fatih (2024-08-29). "TANZİMAT FERMANI ÖNCESİ DOĞU VİLAYETLERİNE YÖNELİK OSMANLI MERKEZİLEŞME POLİTİKASI". Journal of History School (in Türkçe). 11 (XXXVI): 130–148. doi:10.14225/Joh1407. ISSN 1308-5298.

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