M R Izady A. Introduction and a survey of the relevant primary sources: Detailed study of clan names among…
Idris Bitlisi had arrived to offer to deliver up Kurdistan to the Ottomans for a mere 25,000 gold ducats.
The First Documented Resettlementof Kurds into Western and Southwestern Anatoliacirca 181 BC By: M. R. Izady, July 1998 During the Seleucid/Macedonian…
By Prof. Mehrdad R. Izady The late Dr. Henny Harald Hansen (1900-93) will long be remembered for her many authored and…
by Anwar Soltani Presented to the International Conference on the Sharafnama in Berlin, 1-3 May, 1998 THE MANUSCRIPTS Soon after…
By Dr Kamal Mirawdeli Sharafkhan Bidlisi (Kurdish: Mír Sheref el Dín Bitlísí) was born to a ruling family from the…
By Mehrdad R. Izady, 1992 In correspondence with the prestigious British scientific journal, Nature (Vol.360,5, Nov. 1992, p.24), Rudolph Michel of…
By Prof. Mehrdad Izady A most important first step in launching the field of Kurdish studies is the creation of…
Prof. M. R. Izady A few years ago, I was given a letter from an American, non-academic individual, asking “Are Kurds…
By Prof. M. R. Izady General history One of the least-known-and most fascinating-chapters in Kurdish history is the long-lasting participation…
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Prince Sharaf al-Dîn Bitlîsî By Prof M.R. Izady Although primarily a collection of dynastic histories, there is little doubt that the…