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Dr. Ali Tatar, the Governor of Duhok and a historian specializing in regional history, has released a new book titled “The Rule of the Dumbulis in Eastern Kurdistan and Azerbaijan” (Kurdish: فەرمانڕەواییا دۆنبولیان ل رۆژهەلاتێ کوردستان و ئازەربایجانێ). The book explores the history of the Dumbuli tribe, one of the Êzidî tribes with deep roots in the region.
Written entirely in Kurdish and structured in six chapters, the book delves into the historical origins of the Dumbuli tribe as documented in official and historical sources.
In a Facebook post, Dr. Tatar wrote, “After eight years of research and collecting official documents and sources, this book has finally been published.”
The book describes the Dumbuli (or Dumlî) tribe as an Êzidî group originally from Mount Maqlûb in the Sheikhan region. Over time, they expanded into areas such as Hakkarî and Azerbaijan, where they held considerable power — particularly in Tabriz. The tribe produced influential leaders, writers, and poets, whose legacy remains visible today in key urban spaces like the Grand Bazaar of Tabriz and the modern city of Khoy, which is believed to be named after them.
A central historical question arises: What caused this powerful Êzidî Kurdish tribe of the East to convert to Islam and eventually become identified as Turkmen?
Despite such shifts, the Êzidî and Kurdish identity of the Dumbuli — along with their ancestral ties to Mount Maqlûb, Sheikhan, and the sacred region of Shingal — remains strongly preserved in the memory of their descendants.
The book is currently available at Jaziri Library in Duhok.
