Massacre of Ganja
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| Ganja Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of and Persecution of Kurds | |
| Location | Ganja |
| Date | 1610 |
| Target |  Sunni Kurdish tribe of Jekirlu |
| Deaths | Shah Abbas massacre of the Kurdish Jekirlu |
| Perpetrator |  Safavid EmpireAbbas the Great |
According to the early 17th century Armenian historian Arak'el Davrizhetsi, the Sunni Kurdish tribe of Jekirlu inhabited the region of Ganja. In 1606, when Shah Abbas reconquered Ganja, he ordered a general massacre of the Jekirlu. Even infants were slaughtered with sharp swords.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Dawrizhetsʻi, Aṛakʻel (2005). The History of Vardapet Aṛakʻel of Tabriz. Mazda Publishers. p. 77 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-56859-182-7