Sharaf Khan Bidlisi

Kurdish noble and writer (1543-c.1603)

Sharaf Khan Bidlisi (Kurdish: شەرەفخانی بەدلیسی, romanized: Şerefxan Bedlîsî, 1543 –1603), was a Kurdish prince and historian. In 1597 he wrote a book on Kurdish history, Sharafnama.[1]

  • Sharaf Khan Bidlisi
  • Kurdish: شەرەفخانی بەدلیسی, romanized: Şerefxanê Bedlîsî
Emir, Mir and Khan
ReignEmirate of Bitlis
SuccessorShamsaddin Bag Abu Alma'ali
Born25 February 1543
Died1603 (60 years)
Full name
Sharaf Khan Bidlisi
DynastyBitlisi dynasty
FatherShamsaddin Batlisi
ReligionIslam

References

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  1. Bidlisi, Sharaf Khan; Izady, Mehrdad R. (2005). The Sharafnama, or, The history of the Kurdish nation, 1597. Mazda. ISBN 978-1-56859-074-5.