Muzuri (tribe)

The Muzuri; مزووری (also spelled Mezuri, Missouri, Missuri, Musri, Mzuri or Mzwri) are a Kurdish tribal group inhabiting the northernmost areas of Iraqi Kurdistan.[1]

History

In the tribal register of Pîr Emer Qubeysî's Mişûr, one of the sacred Yazidi manuscripts that were composed in 13th-14th centuries, Muzuri tribe is mentioned as one of the tribes attributed as Mirîds of the Yazidi saint, Pîr Emer Qubeysî and his lineage.[2]

Muzuris are also mentioned by Evliya Çelebi in his travelogue called the Seyahatname ("Book of Travel") in 1638,[3] and mentioned by Mark Sykes in 1909, Also mentioned by the Kurdish historian Zaki in his book (Kurd and Kurdistan) in 1931.[4] Mostly settled in Erbil and Dohuk provinces. Pendro is one of the largest villages inhabited by the Muzuri clan.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Naṣr Allāh Kisrāʾiyān; Zībā ʻArshī; Khosro Zabihi (1990). Kurdistan. Oriental Art Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-91-971229-0-0.
  2. ↑ Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; Pirbari, Dimitri V.; Mossaki, Nodar Z.; Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (2022). "A Yezidi Manuscript – Mišūr of Pir Amar Qubaysi, its study and critical analysis". Eurasian Arabic Studies. 5 (3): 66–87. doi:10.26907/2619-1261.2022.5.3.66-87.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Çelebi, Evliya (1991-01-01). The Intimate Life of an Ottoman Statesman, Melek Ahmed Pasha (1588-1662): As Portrayed in Evliya Celebi's Book of Travels (Seyahat-name). SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-0640-3.
  4. ↑ Bayg, Muhammad Amin Zaki (2002). Zubah-i Tarikh-i Kurd va Kurdistan. Intisharat-i Tus. ISBN 978-964-315-565-0.
  5. ↑ احمد, زريان. "عەشيرەتا مزويريان". History Of Kurdistan. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
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