13 Facts About Yazidi

1.

Yazidi went on to become the head of the Bashiqa-Bahzani and in later stages of his life, the Governor of Mosul.

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Yazidi describes that this place did not pay Jizya or poll tax and that it was considered the Abode of War.

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3.

Yazidi was put in chains with his family and eventually transferred to Constantinople.

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4.

Yazidi took the initiative of completing his tasks through violence due to the lack of cooperation from Yezidis.

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5.

Yazidi later became the right-hand man and lieutenant of Ibrahim Pasha, the powerful chieftain of Milan confederacy and highly regarded by the Sultan Abdulhamid.

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6.

Aziz Tamoyan the president of the Yezidi National Union ULE indicate that the term Yazidi is used for a nation and their language is called Ezdiki and their religion is Sharfadin.

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7.

Yazidi indicates his nationality as Kurdish, but specifies that they are Yezidi by religion:.

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8.

The northern Iraqi Yazidi population were found in the middle of a genetic continuum between the Near East and Southeastern Europe.

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9.

The temple is privately funded by Mirza Sloian, a Yazidi businessman based in Moscow who is originally from the Armavir region.

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10.

Yazidi is portrayed as a kind, peaceful character with a broad knowledge of religion and mythology.

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11.

Yazidi is depicted as conservative, ethical, and highly principled in family life.

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12.

Yazidi was able to learn only a little about the nature of their religion: she thought it very ancient, and concerned with angels.

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13.

Yazidi describes a mountain-top Yazidi shrine as "a small rock building with objects dangling from the ceiling" and alcoves for the placement of offerings.

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