Rojak ( ; ) is a large

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-Speaking Kurdish Tribal federation that inhabites the regions of Batlis,

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and Khelat. They are adherent of Shafi'

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. The rulers of Badlis Mirdom were the chiefs of Rojaki tribal confederation.

Etymology

The name of the tribal federation comes from the

Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish language ** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) **Central Kurdish (Sorani) **Southern Kurdish ** Laki Kurdish *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern ...

word 'Roj', which means "Sun", while Rojak in Kurdish means "a day/single day".

Origins

The Rojak tribal confederation was formed when

clans or tribes joining together in late 12th century. According to

Sharafkhan Bidlisi Sharaf al-Din Khan b. Shams al-Din b. Sharaf Beg Bedlisi (, ; ; 25 February 1543 – ) was a Kurdish Emir of Bitlis. He was also a historian, writer and poet. He wrote exclusively in Persian. Born in the Qara Rud village, in central Iran, bet ...

there were 24 tribes. They predate the

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whom they were given the Bidlis region by them, according to Sharafkhan Bidlisi, the chief of the Rojaki tribal confederation. The ruling family (

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) did not belong to any of those tribes or sub-tribes of the confederation, the chiefs of Rojak confederation claimed descendants of the

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History

Tribes of Rojaki confederation

The Rojak confedercy consists of Rojak proper;

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and Qewalisi who conquered Bidlis in the 12th century, originating from South East region, In some sources they came from Hakkari or Shahrazur, alongside original tribes of Bidlis: Kisani, Bayigi, Modki, Zewqisi and Zeydani who joined the confederation after the conquest. The number of sub-tribes given by

is his wish to arrive at 24 sub-tribes. It should be noted when Sharafkhan writes about Rojak he puts Kurdiki or Girdiki as a branch of Qewalisi, while elsewhere he describes Kurdiki or Girdiki as a large tribe residing in Bidlis, before the conquest of Rojak proper. The branches of these tribes: Rojak proper: *Bilbas **Kelechiri **Khirbeli **Baliki or Bayigi **Khyarti **Guri **Berishi **Sekri **Garisi **Biduri **Bela Kurdi *The Qewalisi **Zerduzi **Endaki **Pertafi **Kurdiki or Girdiki **Suhrewerdi **Kashakhi **Khalidi **Iztuki or Estudki **Ezizan The original tribes of Bitlis: *Kisani *Bayigi *Modki *Zewqisi *Zeydani

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