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House of Tavil

The House of Tavil, is a noble Middle Eastern household, which can be traced back to the 7th century.[1][2] They were given the title “Sheikh”, in this case used when denoting a leader of a community. The prominent male members of the family use the title to this day.

Name

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The name of the family comes from the Ottoman Sultans name for the village of Tawella. The Tavil Sheikhs became the ruling sheikhs of their region and to this day carry the right to use the title of Sheikh. They are also called the Sheikhs of Tavil, Siraj-ud-Din family, Siraj-ud-din Sheikhs, or the Sheikhs of Hawraman.[3]

 
Sheikh arriving in Istanbul

Lineage

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The founder of the family is Uthman Sirâj-ud-Dîn Naqshbandi.

Hissami Branch

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* Khaled Beg (1768-1841)

Noble titles

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Sheikh Uthman with the ministers of the Turkish Government

Social status and political ties

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The sheikhs of Tavil established relationships with the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire. Because of their influence in Kurdistan, they had a vast number of followers. They provided military support for the Ottoman sultans.[4][5] An example of this was during the ongoing war between Ottoman-Russia, where the Sheikhs of Tavil has sent thousands of people.[6]

The Sheikhs of Tavil gained recognition through the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Empire (present day Iran).[7] They supported and promoted moral excellence, planted hundreds of trees, cultivated gardens, and banned the cutting of trees across their lands.[8]

Cecil John Edmonds, with the British intelligence at the time, explains in his book:[8]

For the former, I conceived great respect, for their moral authority was invariably exercised actively in the interests of law and order. They were respected for their vast knowledge and high ethical principles ... showed how wide the influence of these Siraj-ud-Din sheikhs, who had the position of the Dukes and Popes in Europe; It was not uncommon for the disciple to travel 650 kilometers to gain the privilege of kissing the hand of their guide.

 
Sheikh Uthman (Young)

Notable family members

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Some of the most prominent family members include:

Villages

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The Tavil family established villages:

Family Tree

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The family tree of the Tavil Sheikhs [8][10][11]

 
Sheikh Ali Hissami in Bahakon Village
 
Family tree - of the Sheikhs of Tavil
 
The Shrine of Sheikh Ali Hisam-ad-Din, in Bahakon Village


References

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  1. ^ Biographical encyclopaedia of sufis: central asia and middle east, Vol 2. Hanif N. Sarup and Sons. 2002. ISBN 978-81-7625-266-9.
  2. ^ Mowla, Khondakar G (1998). The Election of Caliph/Khalifah and World Peace.
  3. ^ Shakely, Ferhad (1997). "The Naqshbandi Sheikhs of Hawraman and the Heritage of Khaliddiyya-Mujaddidiyya in Kurdistan". Naqshbandis in Central and Western Asia (PDF). Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul. p. 89.
  4. ^ Müderris. Yâd-ı Mardân, II. pp. 42nd letter.
  5. ^ Yılmaz Karadeniz. The Colonial Struggle in Iran and the Kaçar Dynasty (1795/1925). pp. 174–241.
  6. ^ Muhsin Müftî. Gevher-i Hakîkat. pp. 119–120.
  7. ^ Müderris. Yâd-ı Merdân. pp. II, 13–14.
  8. ^ a b c J. Edmonds, Cecil (1957). Kurds, Turks and Arabs: Politics, Travel and Research in North-Eastern Iraq 1919-1925. Oxford University Press.
  9. ^ Ulemâuna. Müderris. p. 260.
  10. ^ Muderris. Yâd-ı Merdân. pp. 9–10.
  11. ^ el-Beytâr. Yâd-ı Merdân. Müderris. pp. 9–10.
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