Hanne Safar
Hanne Safar Pasha | |
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_and_His_Sons_Abdelaziz_and_Abdelmasih_in_Midyat.jpg) Hanne Safar and his two sons Abdelaziz and Abdelmasih in Midyat | |
| Nickname | Hanne Pasha |
| Born | 1859 |
| Died | 1915 (aged c.56) |
| Cause of death | Beheading |
| Battles / wars | Osman Pasha Bedirkhan Revolt |
| Children | Abdelaziz, Abdelmasih |
Hanne Safar (Syriac: ܚܢܐ ܣܦܪ; 1859–1915), also known as Hanne Safar Pasha (Syriac: ܚܢܐ ܣܦܪ ܦܵܫܵܐ), was a Syriac–Assyrian tribal leader and mayor of Midyat during the late Ottoman period, born to the noble Safar family. He played a significant role in the Osman Pasha Bedirkhan Revolt, siding with the Ottoman Empire. He was instrumental in organizing assistance to the Ottoman army throughout the revolt. In recognition of his service and loyalty, he was later granted the title of Pasha and was presented with a sword blessed by the Sultan himself.[1][2] In 1894, he was elected as chief of the Kurdish Dekşuri Confederation.[3] He was later beheaded during the Sayfo in 1915.[4]
References
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- ^ Gaunt, David; Atto, Naures; Barthoma, Soner O. (eds.). Let Them Not Return: Sayfo – The Genocide Against the Assyrian, Syriac, and Aramean Christians. Berghahn Books. p. 60. ISBN 9781785334993. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ Riccardi, Andrea (2021). La strage dei cristiani: Mardin, gli armeni e la fine di un mondo. Laterza & Figli S.p.A. p. 78. ISBN 9788858120293.
- ^ "The Turkish Genocide of Assyrians: a Curse on the Kurds". www.aina.org.