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Alişer

Efendî
Alişer (left) and his wife Zarife Xanım (right)
Personal details
Born1862
Sivas Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Died9 July 1937
(aged 75[1])
Kafat, Ovacık
Spouse(s)Zarife Xanım
(?–9 July 1937)
Military service
Nickname(s)Alîşêr Efendî
Allegiance Russian Empire[2] (1914[2]–17)
Society for the Rise of Kurdistan (1919–21)
Wars
  • World War I
    • Caucasus campaign

Koçgiri rebellion
Dersim rebellion

Alişer Efendî (Kurdish: Alîşêr Efendî; 1862–9 July 1937), was a Kurdish military leader and poet. He organized the Koçgiri rebellion. He was one of the leaders of Dersim rebellion. He fought against the Ottomans during World War I.

References[change | change source]

  1. Dersimi 1952, p. 281.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dersimi 1952, p. 280.

Sources[change | change source]

  • Dersimi, Nuri (1952). Kürdistan Tarihinde Dersim (in Turkish). Aleppo: Ani Matbaası. ISBN 975-6876-44-1.