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Alişer

Efendî
File:Alîşêr Efendî & Zarîfe Xatun.jpg
Alişer (left) and his wife Zarife Xanım (right)
Personal details
Born1862
Sivas Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died9 July 1937
(aged 75[1])
Kafat, Ovacık
Spouse(s)Zarife Xanım
(?–9 July 1937)
Military service
Nickname(s)Alîşêr Efendî
AllegianceFile:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire[2] (1914[2]–17)
Society for the Rise of Kurdistan (1919–21)
Wars
  • World War I
    • Caucasus campaign

Koçgiri rebellion
Dersim rebellion

Alişer Efendî (Kurdish: Alişêr Efendî; 1862–9 July 1937), was a Kurdish military leader and poet. He organized the Koçgiri rebellion. He was one of the leaders of Dersim rebellion. He fought against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

References[change]

  1. Dersimi 1952, p. 281.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dersimi 1952, p. 280.

Sources[change]

  • Dersimi, Nuri (1952). Kürdistan Tarihinde Dersim (in Türkçe). Aleppo: Ani Matbaası. ISBN 975-6876-44-1. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)