Sack of Azekh
| Sack of Azekh | |||||||
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| Part of Persecution of Assyrians and Rawanduz Revolt | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Soran Emirate | File:Flag of the Assyrians.svg Assyrians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz | File:Flag of the Assyrians.svg Shimun XVII Abraham | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Assyrians were taken captive[1] | ||||||
The Sack of Azekh in 1832 was a Kurdish sack, led by Mir Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz, a powerful Kurdish emir. The attack was directed against Assyrian communities in the region as part of a broader campaign to consolidate Kurdish power and influence in northern Mesopotamia.[2][1]
History
Before the arrival of Mir Kor, the Assyrian population was already in danger from the Emir of Mosul, which caused a rivalry between the Bey of Soran and the Ottoman Emir of Mosul to take the Assyrian region.[1]
Three hours beyond we put up at Azekh, another Assyrian village, containing about 160 families, surrounded by extensive vineyards. This place suffered severely in 1832 from the Coordish Pasha of Rawandooz, who took many of them away captive.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Badger, George Percy; Neale, John Mason (1852). The Nestorians and their rituals : with the narrative of a mission to Mesopotamia and Coordistan in 1842-1844, and of a late visit to those countries in 1850 ; also, researches into the present condition of the Syrian Jacobites, papal Syrians, and Chaldeans, and an inquiry into the religious tenets of the Yezeedees. London: Joseph Masters.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Laurie, Thomas (1855). Dr. [A.] Grant and the mountain Nestorians. Search this book on
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