Zin-partial deriv Hoerdemir: A Leki Satirical Verse from Lekistan

摘要

With the exception of a minor mention, which Sharaf Khan (b.1543) made in the Sharafnama, the first information about the most southern group of Kurdish tribes in Iranian Kurdistan, the Lek, first became available to modern readers in Bustan al-Siyaha, a geographical and historical Persian text by Shirwani (1773-1832). These hitherto unknown Lek communities, were probably settled in north-western and northern Luristan, known as Lekistan, by order of Shah 'Abbas, who wished in this way to create some support for Husayn Khan, the wall of Luristan.