Milan & Zilan
@milan_zilan
Twitter profile of the YT Channel 'Mîlan & Zîlan', on Kurdish History.
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NEW MAP! KURDS 7TH-11TH CENTURIES! At least one event per place, where Kurds (people, tribe, ind.) are mentioned! Those (handful) who watched my vids will recognize quite a bit. STILL HAVE TO ADD/CORRECT STUFF! Enjoy! [Some Daylamites also here] umap.openstreetmap.fr/nl/map/7th-11t…
![milan_zilan's tweet image. NEW MAP! KURDS 7TH-11TH CENTURIES! At least one event per place, where Kurds (people, tribe, ind.) are mentioned! Those (handful) who watched my vids will recognize quite a bit. STILL HAVE TO ADD/CORRECT STUFF! Enjoy! [Some Daylamites also here] umap.openstreetmap.fr/nl/map/7th-11t…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GwUxG3XWgAElx4S.jpg)
'The Seven Parthian Houses', map by Varan PARDI. Do check out his site that's incredibly informative about the Parthians! parthava.org/2022/07/19/the…

JINÊN NAVDAR ÊN KURD YÊ DÎROKÊ! This is a list of prominent Kurdish women of the pre-modern period. (At the end there's also Alevi women, generally from villages that today are considered Turkish...)


What happens when you ask AI to generate an image of Marwan II, the [half?-]Kurd with his mother?
![milan_zilan's tweet image. What happens when you ask AI to generate an image of Marwan II, the [half?-]Kurd with his mother?](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtuqSQYWQAAVrWf.jpg)
![milan_zilan's tweet image. What happens when you ask AI to generate an image of Marwan II, the [half?-]Kurd with his mother?](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtuqVYwW8AAf_xo.jpg)
![milan_zilan's tweet image. What happens when you ask AI to generate an image of Marwan II, the [half?-]Kurd with his mother?](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtuqY6pX0AA9yfa.jpg)
![milan_zilan's tweet image. What happens when you ask AI to generate an image of Marwan II, the [half?-]Kurd with his mother?](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtuqbA7XgAAYPvJ.jpg)
What do Syriac and Arabic writings contain about Zoroaster? See: 'References to Zoroaster in Syriac and Arabic Literature' (H. Drisler, 1894). Look for Urmia, Adharbaijan, Sabalan, Mabug (Mambij), Shiz... tertullian.org/rpearse/mithra…
Historic 'Hilafetname' (given by a Sheikh to his disciple), from the Alevi Arzuman Ocak, located in Bozoǧlan, Bulgaria. Source: 13. Yüzyıldan Günümüze Arzuman Ocağı (I. Bahadır, 2022) edeberkan.com/dergi/article/…




Menakibname of the 12th-century Alevi saint Uryan Xizir, who gave rise to his own Ocaq, located at Zeve, Pertek, Dêrsim. Source: Menakibname Of Uryan Hizir (S. Gülten, 2010). Note tribes & communities like Melkişî, Musayê Herdî [Canbeg], Sînemîllî, Hubyar, Şadî, Şikakî...
![milan_zilan's tweet image. Menakibname of the 12th-century Alevi saint Uryan Xizir, who gave rise to his own Ocaq, located at Zeve, Pertek, Dêrsim. Source: Menakibname Of Uryan Hizir (S. Gülten, 2010). Note tribes & communities like Melkişî, Musayê Herdî [Canbeg], Sînemîllî, Hubyar, Şadî, Şikakî...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gtrou3YaQAI3CBC.jpg)
![milan_zilan's tweet image. Menakibname of the 12th-century Alevi saint Uryan Xizir, who gave rise to his own Ocaq, located at Zeve, Pertek, Dêrsim. Source: Menakibname Of Uryan Hizir (S. Gülten, 2010). Note tribes & communities like Melkişî, Musayê Herdî [Canbeg], Sînemîllî, Hubyar, Şadî, Şikakî...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtroySPXoAAABU3.jpg)
![milan_zilan's tweet image. Menakibname of the 12th-century Alevi saint Uryan Xizir, who gave rise to his own Ocaq, located at Zeve, Pertek, Dêrsim. Source: Menakibname Of Uryan Hizir (S. Gülten, 2010). Note tribes & communities like Melkişî, Musayê Herdî [Canbeg], Sînemîllî, Hubyar, Şadî, Şikakî...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gtro1b0WsAAV0i0.jpg)
![milan_zilan's tweet image. Menakibname of the 12th-century Alevi saint Uryan Xizir, who gave rise to his own Ocaq, located at Zeve, Pertek, Dêrsim. Source: Menakibname Of Uryan Hizir (S. Gülten, 2010). Note tribes & communities like Melkişî, Musayê Herdî [Canbeg], Sînemîllî, Hubyar, Şadî, Şikakî...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gtro4edaQAAd0JQ.jpg)
Seçere (pedigree) of the Zirkî/Ezrakî! Source: 'Artuklular'dan Cumhuriyet'e Güneydoğulu Bir Seyit Ailesi: Ezrakîler ve Şecereleri' (H. Yüksel, 2009) academia.edu/42800492/Artuk…




Don't forget! To understand the region's history, one needs to understand the topography of the region!

Gelo kîjan 'Seyê avê' ye, kîjan 'Mîyê avê'? Fun fact: these terms mean 'Water-dog' and 'Water-sheep', the beaver is also called 'Darbir', which means 'Wood-carrier'.


Old BALOCHI month & season names! From 'English-Biluchi dictionary (T.J.L. Mayer, 1909)'. Notice Thîrmah, Mangir, Çillav...

Map of 1915 by the East India Company, showing southern Lor areas. Notice tribes like Lîrawî (mentioned in the Sharafnama), Shabankara, Hayat-Dawudî... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayat-Daw…

Fascinating article: On the (Middle) Iranian borrowings in Qur’ānic (and pre-Islamic) Arabic (J. Cheung, 2016). See words like Gunah, Zûr, Rozik, Gund/Jund, Ifrît, Paridaiza & Firdaws, Genc/Kanz and, of course, Dîn! shs.hal.science/halshs-0144586…


NEW MAP - Geography of the Şerefname (1597), by Şerefxanê Bedlîsî. (WIP) umap.openstreetmap.fr/nl/map/sharafn… I never got around making this one flawless, and it still isn't! But, I figured, it was finally time to publish it, as the days & years pass by quickly, ENJOY!

NEW MAP - Kurdish Languages and Literature (WORK IN PROGRESS!) umap.openstreetmap.fr/nl/map/krda_12…
