Bilbas or Belbas () is a

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tribe that currently resides in the Region of Kurdistan mostly in the

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History

The Bilbas originally were from Northwest Iran they inhabited the cities of: Sardasht,

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and many more cities in the

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. Besides

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they also inhabitant

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. They also inhabit

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. The Bilbas were described to be the enemies of the Afshar tribe, but

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did use them in his army to fight against the

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. The Bilbas have a huge role in

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, they participated in Sheikh Ubaydallah's rebellion in 1888, they Participated in Simko Shikak's rebellion in 1921, and they participated in the

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in 1946 which soured relations with the Barzani tribe. In al-Majd's book he states "The Bilbas tribe is extremely numerous and brave, and great scholars have emerged from them, including my Sheikh, the distinguished and meticulous

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.” The Biblas had a huge role in Kurdish history, because they fought against the

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s, Gerdis,

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, Baban Emirate, Jaff tribe, etc. In the history of "jaha naksha naderi" he stated "The Bilbas are a large, numerous group. They are from the land of the

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." The Bilbas were exiled to the regions of

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, and fought the Baluch for a period, and were victorious over them. Thus, their circumstances changed until they settled in

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. It is appropriate to consider the days of Sultan Suleiman as the date of their migration from their original homelands to

, especially "Bilbas"

Sister Tribe

The Bilbas and The

Mokri tribe Mokri may refer to: * Mokri (surname), an Iranian-Kurdish surname * Mokri, India, a village in India * Mokryan or Mokri, a Kurdish emirate 15h-19th century See also * Mokryan Mukriyan () or 'Deryaz' was a Kurdish principality from the lat ...

have the same stock, and are probably two branches of the same tribe. The Bilbas and the Mokri are from the same tribe, the Rozhak The

consider the Bilbas tribe to be an offset (branch) of their own tribe. The Mokri rivaled the nearby Bilbas confederacy, though both were probably originally branches of one tribe.

Sub-Tribes

The sub-tribes of the Bilbas are: # Gewrik # Balek #

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# Mangor # Mamash # Ramk # Kelechiri # Bela Gurdi # khirbeli # Khiyarti # Kuri # Berishi # Sekri # Garisi # Biduri # Piwa # Bradost # Ako # Hormizyar #

Shekak The Shekak or Shakkak () is a Kurds, Kurdish Kurdish tribes, tribe present in various regions, mainly in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. History The Shikaki tribe are first mentioned in a Yazidis, Yezidi Yazidism#Mishur, mişûr (manuscript) from ...

However, it's important to note that the Gewrik considers themselves independent of the Bilbas

References

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