Hamawand rebellion

The Hamawand rebellion was a Kurdish uprising by the Hamawand tribe in the Mosul Vilayet which began in 1908, in opposition to the Young Turks revolution and in support of the Ottoman sultan. ^[1]

Hamawand Rebellion
Part of Kurdish rebellions during World War I and Young Turk Revolution
Date 1908 – 1911 (continuing until WWI) Location Mosul Vilayet, Ottoman Empire Result Rebellion suppressed
Belligerents
Hamawand tribe	CUP
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Nadim Pasha (Governor of Baghdad)   †
Strength
250 [2]	8,000 [2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	12 were killed 40-50 injuries [2]

Background

The state of rebellion was ended in July 1910 when they reached an agreement with local wali of Baghdad, Nadim Pasha, wherein they nominally recognized Ottoman authority. ^[1] According to David McDowall, the rebellion continued in April 1911 upon Nadim's return to Constantinople, and the Hamawand were reportedly still in rebellion when World War I began, ^[1] but this is not mentioned in Gökhan Çetinsaya's account, which simply relates that "the Hamawand terror in the region lasted about two years and was suppressed only by considerable force." ^[3]

References

1. Jwaideh, Wadie (2006-06-19). The Kurdish National Movement: Its Origins and Development. Syracuse University Press. pp. 108, 109. ISBN   9780815630937.
2. Soane, Ely Banister (2007). To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in Disguise. Cosimo. ISBN   978-1-60206-977-0.
3. Çetinsaya, Gökhan (2006-09-07). The Ottoman Administration of Iraq, 1890-1908. Routledge. p. 86. ISBN   9781134294954.