Principality of Ezdikhan
Ottoman-era Yazidi principality, 1593–1836
The Principality of Ezdikhan was a Yazidi principality centered in the Abagha region of eastern Anatolia from the late 16th century until the early 19th century. It was governed by the Kok Agha (Axaleri) lineage of the Mahmudi tribal union and exercised authority over a territory traditionally said to comprise 366 villages in the Van vilayet as well as several market towns such as Mahmudiya, Turdchin, Sakimanis and Kurkit. Operating within the Ottoman–Safavid frontier zone, the principality combined tribal leadership with territorial administration under nominal Ottoman suzerainty.
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