Usub Bek Temuryan (died on January 12, 1934) was a

Yezidi Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis (; ), are a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. The majority of Yazidis remaining in ...

from

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and a member of the parliament of the

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, a major political, national, and a military leader. Since 1896 he had been a leader of the

Yazidis Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis (; ), are a Kurdish languages, Kurdish-speaking Endogamy, endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. The major ...

of Transcaucasia. Usub Bek also participated in the

Battle of Sardarabad The Battle of Sardarabad (; ) was a battle of the Caucasus campaign of World War I that took place near Sardarapat, Armenia, Sardarabad, Armenia, from 21 to 29 May 1918, between the regular Armenian military units and militia on one side and the ...

in 1918. In a letter from Usub Bek to the Emperor of Russia from the

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, Usub Bek wrote that his people are

Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...

. He indicates his ethnicity as

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, but specifies that they are

by religion: "''I am happy on behalf of 3,000 Families of Yezidi-Kurds, Who 60 years ago, led by my Grandfather Temur Agha, left Turkey and sought refuge in Russia I would like to express my gratitude and wish success to you and your family We live very well on earth and under your rule."'' In 2007, a school in the village of Shamiram was named in honor of Usub Bek Temuryan.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Usuv Beg 19th-century births 1934 deaths Year of birth unknown First Republic of Armenia Armenian Yazidis Armenian politicians Armenian military personnel of the Turkish–Armenian War Kurdish politicians