Bilbas

Not to be confused with The Belbas Village in Nepal.

Bilbas or Belbas (Kurdish: هۆزی بڵباس, romanized: Bilbas) is a Kurdish tribe that currently resides in the Region of Kurdistan mostly in the Erbil Province.

History

The Bilbas originally were from Northwest Iran they inhabited the cities of: Sardasht, Mahabad, Urmia, Piranshahr^[1] and many more cities in the West Azerbaijan.^[2] Besides Iranian Azerbaijan they also inhabitant Khorasan.^[3] They also inhabit Turkish Kurdistan.^[4][3]

The Bilbas were described to be the enemies of the Afshar tribe,^[5] but Nader Shah did use them in his army to fight against the Turks.^[6]

The Bilbas have a huge role in Kurdish Nationalism in Iran, they participated in Sheikh Ubaydallah's rebellion in 1888, they Participated in Simko Shikak's rebellion in 1921, and they participated in the Republic of Mahabad in 1946 which soured relations with the Barzani tribe.^[2]

In al-Majd's book he states "The Bilbas tribe is extremely numerous and brave, and great scholars have emerged from them, including my Sheikh, the distinguished and meticulous Ibrahim Al-Ramki.”^[7]

The Biblas had a huge role in Kurdish history, because they fought against the Ottomans,^[8] khoshnaws, Gerdis, Soran Emirate,^[2] Baban Emirate, Jaff tribe, etc.^[9]

In the history of "jaha naksha naderi" he stated "The Bilbas are a large, numerous group. They are from the land of the Romans."^[10][11]

The Bilbas were exiled to the regions of Sistan, and fought the Baluch for a period, and were victorious over them. Thus, their circumstances changed until they settled in Iraq. It is appropriate to consider the days of Sultan Suleiman as the date of their migration from their original homelands to Iraq, especially "Bilbas"^[12]

Sister Tribe

The Bilbas and The Mokri tribe have the same stock, and are probably two branches of the same tribe.^[13]

The Bilbas and the Mokri are from the same tribe, the Rozhak^[12]

The Mokri tribe consider the Bilbas tribe to be an offset (branch) of their own tribe.^[4]

The Mokri rivaled the nearby Bilbas confederacy, though both were probably originally branches of one tribe.^[14]

Sub-Tribes

The sub-tribes of the Bilbas are:

1. Gewrik^[7][15]
2. Balek^{[7][15][8][16][17]}
3. Piran^[7][15][1]
4. Mangor^{[7][15][18][1]}
5. Mamash^{[7][15][18][1]}
6. Ramk^[7][19]
7. Kelechiri^[16][8]
8. Bela Gurdi^[16][8]
9. khirbeli^[16][8]
10. Khiyarti^[16][8]
11. Kuri^[16][8]
12. Berishi^[16][8]
13. Sekri^[16][8]
14. Garisi^[16][8]
15. Biduri^[16][8]
16. Piwa
17. Bradost^[20][21]
18. Ako^[22][20]
19. Hormizyar^[19]
20. Shekak^[19][21]

However, it's important to note that the Gewrik considers themselves independent of the Bilbas^[7]