Mahmud barzanji biography of william
Mahmud barzanji biography of william
Mahmud barzanji biography of william hamilton.
Kurdish state (1918–1919)
Autonomous government
The Kurdish state was an autonomous government in Southern Kurdistan that existed from October 1918 to June 1919.
Though it was initially subordinate to Britain, it was eventually dissolved following an anti-British rebellion.
Name
"Kurdish state" is an exonym that was used by British officials in London and the Middle East to describe this polity during its existence.
Saad Eskander argues that this term is incorrect, as it was not fully independent.[1]
History
Establishment
With the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in October 1918, Mahmud Barzanji sought to break away from the Ottomans and create an autonomous southern Kurdistan under British supervision.
He was elected as the head of government by a council of Kurdish notables in the Sulaimaniya region, and as soon as the British captured Kirkuk (25 October 1918[2]) he captured Ottoman troops present in his district and declared the end of Otto