Patriarch of Tur Abdin
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From 1364 to 1816 the region of Tur Abdin constituted a distinct patriarchate within the Syriac Orthodox Church, with the following patriarchs:
Ignatius Saba of Salah (1364–1389)
Ignatius Isho' of Midhyat (1389–1418), died 1421
Ignatius Mas'ud of Salah (1418–1420)
Ignatius Henoch of 'Ayn Ward (1421–1444)
Ignatius Qoma of Ba Sabrina (1444–1454)
Ignatius Isho' of Salah (1455–1460)
Ignatius 'Aziz (Philoxene) of Basila (1460–1482)
Ignatius Saba of Arbo (1482–1488)
Ignatius John Qofer of 'Ayn Ward (1489–1492)
Ignatius Mas'ud of Zaz (1492–1512)
Ignatius Isho' of Zaz (1515–1524)
Ignatius Simon of Hattakh (1524–1551)
Ignatius Jacob of Hisn (1551–1571)
Ignatius Sahdo of Midhyat (1584–1621)
Ignatius 'Abd Allah of Midhyat (1628–?)
Ignatius Habib of Midhyat (1674–1707)
Ignatius Denha of 'Arnas (1707–1725)
Ignatius Barsum of Midhyat (1740–1791)
Ignatius Aho and Ignatius Isaiah of Arbo (1791–1816), jointly
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