About Meyan Khatun
Lived 1874 – 1957 (aged 82–83). Meyan Khatun was a Turkish politician.
Mira Meyan Khatun or Mayan Khatun (; born. 1874/1873, Ba'adra, Ottoman Empire - died 1957 /1958, a regent of Yazidi principality of Sheikhan in 1913-1957.
Life Mayan was a daughter of the well known Yazidi prince Abdi Beg. sister of Mir Ismail Chol Beg, mother of Mir Sa'id Beg
In an event known as the Year of the General in the year 1892, the Ottoman general Omar Wehbi Pasha waged a military campaign against the Yazidis and she and her husband, Mîr Ali Beg were sent to exile from which they only with difficulties could arrange their return. He was succeeded by his son, Prince Hazim Tahsin Beg, in July of the same year.
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Who was Meyan Khatun?
Yazidi princess (1874–1957)
When was Meyan Khatun born?
Meyan Khatun was born in 1874 in Ba'adra.
When did Meyan Khatun die?
Meyan Khatun died in 1957 in Sinjar.
What was Meyan Khatun's occupation?
Meyan Khatun was a politician.
What nationality was Meyan Khatun?
Meyan Khatun was Turkish.
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