Mervan

Mervân (Mervân b. Kek) is the person who gave his name to the Mervânî dynasty (Mervânoğulları), which ruled in Northern Mesopotamia between 983-1085. He was originally from one of the prominent families of Kurmâs Köyü, located between Siirt and Maden, and worked as a miller in this village.

Ailesi

Mervân was married to Fehm, Bâz's sister; four sons and one daughter were born from this marriage. When Bâz began to organize raids on nearby settlements, Mervân's sons joined their uncle's army and never left his side for a moment (Cilt 1, s. 130).

Yönetimin Geçişi

Upon Bâz's death in a battle, the administration passed to the children of his brother-in-law, Mervân. He was succeeded by his eldest nephew, Ebû Ali el-Hasan b. Mervân, whom we can also call the true founder of the Mervânî State. Ebû Ali was killed by a person named Ebû Tâhir Yûsuf b. Dimne while entering the city of Amid from Bâbu'l-Mâ (Dicle Kapısı) on 4 Zilkade 387 (8 November 997); many soldiers accompanying him were also massacred (Cilt 1, s. 130).

Hanedan ve Coğrafya

The dynasty, named after Mervân, is referred to in sources by names such as Benî Mervân (Mervânoğulları), Âl-ı Mervân (Mervân Ailesi), or el-Mervâniyye Mulûku Diyârbekir (Diyarbekir Mervânî Rulers). Sources providing information about the dynasty's ethnic identity indicate that they belonged to the Çehârbuxtî branch of the Humeydî tribe of the Kurds. The region ruled by the Mervânîs, known as Zevezân (Zozan) in the Middle Ages, covered a vast geographical area extending from Musul in the south to the border of Ahlât, to the city of Selmâs in Azerbaycan in the east, and to Diyarbekir in the west (Cilt 1, s. 129).