Mangur (Kurdish tribe)


Mangur is one of the largest Kurdish tribes of Eastern Kurdistan.They live in the district and cities of Sardasht, Piranshahr to Mahabad.
Mangur was one of the Kurdish tribes in the Bolbas Federation. The others were: Mâmash, Pirân, Zerzâ, Herki and Shekâk.
Mangurs practice Matrilineality among most of their marriages however they tend not to marry too far away from their family or clan. Mangurs also have a stereotype of being "aggressive and traitorous" among many Kurds, Mangurs also generally don't practice the popular way of greeting among many Kurds called "Chak U Xoshi" meaning "The Good Greeting."

History

During the Qajar period the Mangur feuded with their neighbours the Mâmash; while the latter were loyal to the Qajars the Mangur were regarded as rebels and brigands after supporting Sheikh Ubeydullah. In 1908 they are recorded as consisting of 2,000 families, semi-nomadic, who spent the summer months at Wazna.
In the winter of 1928-29 the Mangur, the Mâmash and other tribes rebelled against Reza Shah and occupied Sardasht though they lacked the forces to extend the revolt more widely. The Mangur were among the tribes hostile to the Soviet-backed Republic of Mahabad in 1946.