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الأميرة خوخێ

1917 – 2015

Yazidi princess

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About الأميرة خوخێ

Lived 1917 – 2015 (aged 97–98). الأميرة خوخێ was an Iraqi socialite.

Mira Khatun Wansa, Wansa Ismail el-Amawy or simply Wansa (1917 — June 25, 2015) was a Yazidi princess. In 1934–1938 she was the wife of Mir Sa'id Beg. Wansa was born in Tikrit and was a daughter of Ismail Beg. Her brothers were Mua'wia, Wansa gave birth to a daughter Leyla who died after one year. In 1938, Said Beg attended a meeting where Wansa's brother Yezid Khan was accused of conspiracy and marked for death. When Said Beg informed Wansa, she pulled out a revolver from beneath her pillow and said "He will hear that you have died first!". She fired multiple times, wounding her husband. In the confusion Wansa's Armenian chauffeur Hagop assisted her to escape to Mosul and then to Baghdad, where a hiding place was found for her by Hagop's family, whom Wansa's father Ismail had rescued years before. She then moved to Aleppo.

When The Second World War started, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, who was a friend of Ismail, allowed Wansa to return to Baghdad and live under official protection.

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Important facts

Born
1917, Tikrit
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Education
Lebanese American University
Also known as
Xoxy xatoon

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Frequently asked questions

Who was الأميرة خوخێ?

Yazidi princess (1917–2015)

When was الأميرة خوخێ born?

الأميرة خوخێ was born in 1917 in Tikrit.

When did الأميرة خوخێ die?

الأميرة خوخێ died on 23 June 2015 in Cairo.

What was الأميرة خوخێ's occupation?

الأميرة خوخێ was a socialite.

What nationality was الأميرة خوخێ?

الأميرة خوخێ was Iraqi.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: الأميرة خوخێ

· Wikidata: Q4103425

· DBpedia: Wansa

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