# Bilbas

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{{Short description|Kurdish tribe in Kurdistan Region, Iraq}}
{{distinguish|text= The [Belbas](/source/Belbas) Village in Nepal}}
'''Bilbas''' or '''Belbas''' ({{langx|Ku|هۆزی بڵباس|Bilbas}}) is a [Kurdish](/source/Kurds) tribe that currently resides in the [Region of Kurdistan](/source/Kurdistan_Region) mostly in the [Erbil Province](/source/Erbil_Governorate).'''Bilbas''' is part of Rozhek Tribe

== History ==
The Bilbas originally were from [Northwest Iran](/source/Azerbaijan_(Iran)) they inhabited the cities of: [Sardasht](/source/Sardasht%2C_West_Azerbaijan), [Mahabad](/source/Mahabad), [Urmia](/source/Urmia), [Piranshahr](/source/Piranshahr)<ref name=":7" /> and many more cities in the [West Azerbaijan](/source/West_Azerbaijan_province).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Belbas tribe |url=https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/belbas-a-former-kurdish-tribal-confederacy-of-northwestern-iran-and-northeastern-iraq}}</ref> Besides [Iranian Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan_(Iran)) they also inhabitant [Khorasan](/source/Khorasan_province).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=THE AGE OF 'ABBAS I AND THE SHAPING OF THE SAFAVID EMPIRE (1588–1666) |url=https://erenow.org/modern/iran-a-modern-history/3.php}}</ref> They also inhabit [Turkish Kurdistan](/source/Turkish_Kurdistan).<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/jstor-1797838/page/n32/mode/1up?q=Bilbas |title=Notes on a Journey from Tabríz, Through Persian Kurdistán, to the Ruins of Takhti-Soleïmán, and from Thence by Zenján and Ṭárom, to Gílán, in October and November, 1838; With a Memoir on the Site of the Atropatenian Ecbatana |date=1840 |pages=32}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

The Bilbas were described to be the enemies of the [Afshar](/source/Afshar_people) tribe,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/jstor-1797838/page/n8/mode/1up?q=Bilbas |title=Notes on a Journey from Tabríz, Through Persian Kurdistán, to the Ruins of Takhti-Soleïmán, and from Thence by Zenján and Ṭárom, to Gílán, in October and November, 1838; With a Memoir on the Site of the Atropatenian Ecbatana |date=1840 |pages=8}}</ref> but [Nader Shah](/source/Nader_Shah) did use them in his army to fight against the [Turks](/source/Turkish_people).<ref>{{Cite book |title=Journal Asiatique |pages=95}}</ref>

The Bilbas have a huge role in [Kurdish Nationalism](/source/Kurdish_nationalism) in [Iran](/source/Iran), they participated in [Sheikh Ubaydallah's rebellion](/source/Uprising_of_Sheikh_Ubeydullah) in 1888, they Participated in [Simko Shikak's rebellion](/source/Simko_Shikak_revolt_(1918%E2%80%931922)) in 1921, and they participated in the [Republic of Mahabad](/source/Republic_of_Mahabad) in 1946 which soured relations with the [Barzani tribe](/source/Barzani_(tribe)).<ref name=":0" />

In al-Majd's book he states "The Bilbas tribe is extremely numerous and brave, and great scholars have emerged from them, including my Sheikh, the distinguished and meticulous [Ibrahim Al-Ramki](/source/Ibrahim_Al-Ramki).”<ref name=":3" />

The Biblas had a huge role in Kurdish history, because they fought against the [Ottomans](/source/Ottoman_Empire),<ref name=":9" /> [Persians](/source/Persians),[Assyrian people](/source/Assyrian_people)<ref name=":0" />etc.<ref>{{Cite book |title=مێژووی هۆزی بڵباس |pages=15 |trans-title=History of the bilbas tribe}}</ref>

In the history of "jaha naksha naderi" he stated "The Bilbas are a large, numerous group. They are from the land of the [Romans](/source/Ancient_Rome)."<ref>{{Cite book |title=تاریخ جها نكشاي نادري}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://shamela.ws/book/498/164#p1 |title=تاریخ عشائر عراق |pages=١٦٤}}</ref>

The Bilbas were exiled to the regions of [Sistan](/source/Sistan), and fought the [Baluch](/source/Baloch_people) for a period, and were victorious over them. Thus, their circumstances changed until they settled in [Iraq](/source/Iraq). It is appropriate to consider the days of [Sultan Suleiman](/source/Suleiman_the_Magnificent) as the date of their migration from their original homelands to [Iraq](/source/Iraq), especially "Bilbas"<ref name="Rozhak_Hakkari" />

== Sister Tribe ==
{{Confusing|section|date=February 2025|reason=the Bilbas and a second tribe are referred to as both "are probably" and "are" branches from the same origin tribe, and that second tribe's name is spelled two different ways}}
The Bilbas and The [Mokri tribe](/source/Mokri_tribe) have the same stock, and are probably two branches of the same tribe.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/tomesopotamiakur00soanuoft/page/375/mode/1up?q=Bilbas |title=To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in disguise : with historical notices of the Kurdish tribes and the Chaldeans of Kurdistan |date=1914 |pages=375–376}}</ref>

The Bilbas and the [Mokri](/source/Mokri_tribe) are from the same tribe, the [Rozhak](/source/Rojak_(tribe))<ref name="Rozhak_Hakkari">{{Cite book |url=https://shamela.ws/book/498/163#p1 |title=کتاب عشائر عراق |pages=١٦٣}}</ref>

The [Mokri tribe](/source/Mokri_tribe) consider the Bilbas tribe to be an offset (branch) of their own tribe.<ref name=":2" />

The [Mokri](/source/Mokri_tribe) rivaled the nearby Bilbas confederacy, though both were probably originally branches of one tribe.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eagleton |first=William |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RCE4AQAAIAAJ&q=Bilbas+pizhdar+tribe |title=An Introduction to Kurdish Rugs and Other Weavings |date=1988 |publisher=Scorpion |isbn=978-0-905906-50-8 |language=en}}</ref>

== Sub-Tribes ==
The sub-tribes of the Bilbas are:

# [Gewrik](/source/Gewirk_(tribe))<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |url=https://shamela.ws/book/498/166 |title=کتاب عشائر العراق |pages=١٦٦ |trans-title=Book of the tribes of iraq}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/Othmanesmail1961_gmail_20180119_0450/page/n39/mode/1up |title=مێژووی هۆزی بلباس |pages=٣٧ |trans-title=History of the bilbas tribe}}</ref>
# [Balek](/source/Balak_(tribe))<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":9">{{Cite book |last=احمدی |first=کامیل |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cm0-EQAAQBAJ&dq=%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84+%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%98%DA%A9%DB%8C&pg=PT46 |title=مقاومت زندگیست {{!}} خودزندگی نامۀ کامیل احمدی |publisher=Avaye Buf |isbn=978-87-94295-83-3 |page=45 |language=fa}}</ref><ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.noor-book.com/en/ebook-%D8%B4%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%95%D9%81%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%95-%D9%85%DB%8E%DA%98%D9%88%D9%88%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A7%DA%B5%DB%95-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%DB%95%D8%AF%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D9%87%DB%95%DA%98%D8%A7%D8%B1-pdf |title=شەڕەفنامە |pages=474}}</ref>
# [Piran](/source/Piran_(tribe))<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite book |last=الحسىن |first=سعىدىان، عبد |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5FQuAQAAIAAJ&q=%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84+%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3+%D9%84%D8%B1%DB%8C |title=سرزمىن و مردم ايران |date=2004 |publisher=علم و زندگى، |isbn=978-964-90052-7-0 |language=fa}}</ref>
# [Mangor](/source/Mangur_(tribe))<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |author-link=Martin van Bruinessen |url=https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/420970/ASS_Zed.pdf?sequence=1 |title=Agha, Shaikh and State: The Social and Political Structures of Kurdistan |pages=128}}</ref><ref name=":7" />
# [Mamash](/source/Mamash_(tribe))<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" />
# [Ramk](/source/Ramk_(tribe))<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=kamal |first=rawaa |date=2024-06-05 |title=العلاقات العائلية لكورد موكريان وارومية مع ملكشاه ايلام |url=https://altaakhi.net/2024/06/97588/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=جريدة التآخي |language=ar}}</ref>
# [Kelechiri](/source/Kelechiri_(tribe))<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |author-link=Martin van Bruinessen |url=https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/420970/ASS_Zed.pdf?sequence=1 |title=Agha, Shaikh and State: The Social and Political Structures of Kurdistan |pages=200}}</ref><ref name=":9" />
# [Bela Gurdi](/source/Bela_Gurdi_(tribe))<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":9" />
# [khirbeli](/source/Khirbeli_(tribe))<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":9" />
# [Khiyarti](/source/Khiyarti_(tribe))<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":9" />
# [Kuri](/source/Kuri_(tribe))<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":9" />
# [Berishi](/source/Berishi_(tribe))<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":9" />
# [Sekri](/source/Sekri_(tribe))<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":9" />
# [Garisi](/source/Garisi_(tribe))<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":9" />
# [Biduri](/source/Biduri_(tribe))<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":9" />
# [Piwa](/source/Piwa_(tribe))
# [Bradost](/source/Bradost_tribe)<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=نسخه قابل چاپ |url=https://rahmat92.blogsky.com/print/post-8 |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=rahmat92.blogsky.com}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-08 |title=پێوەندی بنەماڵەیی کوردانی موکریان و ئورمیه له‌گه‌ڵ مەلیکشاهی ئیلام |url=https://chawykurd.com/2024/04/08/%d9%be%db%8e%d9%88%db%95%d9%86%d8%af%db%8c-%d8%a8%d9%86%db%95%d9%85%d8%a7%da%b5%db%95%db%8c%db%8c-%da%a9%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86%db%8c-%d9%85%d9%88%da%a9%d8%b1%db%8c%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%88-%d8%a6/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Chawy Kurd}}</ref>
# [Ako](/source/Ako_(tribe))<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/20191025_20191025_2143/page/n17/mode/1up?q=%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3 |title=العشائر الكردية في العراق |pages=35}}</ref><ref name=":8" />
# [Hormizyar](/source/Hormizyar_Tribe)<ref name=":10" />
# [Shekak](/source/Shekak_(tribe))<ref name=":10" /><ref name=":11" />
# [Dilo](/source/Dilo_(tribe))
However, it's important to note that the [Gewrik](/source/Gewirk_(tribe)) considers themselves independent of the Bilbas<ref name=":3" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Kurdish tribes
Category:Kurdish-language culture
Category:Kurdish culture
Category:Iran
Category:Iraq
Category:Kurdistan Region (Iraq)

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