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] They live to the west of Margavar and (west of Lake Urmia). Muzuri is one of the oldest Kurdish tribes in Kurdistan.

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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