Kurdish Collection

A Kurdish Lady Warrior
A Kurdish female warrior rides to war alongside the men

Kurdish Gentlemen / Iran
Two Kurdish men in traditional costume

Brit. Troops Moved by Air
British Sikh forces of occupation moved by air to crush the Kurdish insurrection

WW2 - A Kurdish Company of the Iraq Levies: these local men who accompanied the British forces and collaborated with them in their attack on Rashid Alis troops at Habanniya Aerodrome

Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches up a mountain where a giant flag of Iraq s
Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches up a mountain where a giant flag of Iraqs autonomous Kurdistan region is laid, as they celebrate Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and new year

Kurdish man with shield and club. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814)
FLO4722910 Kurdish man with shield and club. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Kurdish peasants. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes, voyages and landscapes"
JEB4930633 Kurdish peasants. Photography by Charles Lallemand (1826-1904) in " Syria, costumes, voyages and landscapes". 1865. Private collection.; (add.info.: Kurdish peasants)

Kurdish warrior - Kurdish man with musket and powder horn, wearing a distinctive hat, tunic and pantaloons
FLO4724267 Kurdish warrior - Kurdish man with musket and powder horn, wearing a distinctive hat, tunic and pantaloons, another man smoking a pipe wearing a turban - Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier

Traditional costumes of the Middle East: Kurdish woman (left), Ottoman Empire and Preveza women (Greece)
NWI4878050 Traditional costumes of the Middle East: Kurdish woman (left), Ottoman Empire and Preveza women (Greece) and resident of Chios (Greece)

Kara Fatima, the Kurdish princess, and her suite; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Kara Fatima, the Kurdish princess, and her suite; Journeyings in Mesopotamia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Aux armees russes d'Asie; Un chef kurde vient au camp de l'etat-major russe, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Aux armees russes d'Asie; Un chef kurde vient au camp de l'etat-major russe faire un rapport sur la position des troupes turques

Tenth Day, Ninth Story: Saladin Bestows Rich Gifts on the Sleeping Torello, c. 1757. Creator: Hubert Francois Gravelot
Tenth Day, Ninth Story: Saladin Bestows Rich Gifts on the Sleeping Torello, c. 1757

The People of Kurdistan, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The People of Kurdistan, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Kara Fatima, the Heroine of Kurdistan at Constatinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Kara Fatima, the Heroine of Kurdistan at Constantinople, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Bitlis, Kurdistan, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Bitlis, Kurdistan, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Ruined Towers in Kurdistan, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ruined Towers in Kurdistan, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Kurd. Armenian, 1862. Creator: Frants Taikhel
Kurd. Armenian, 1862. Sheet 16 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1. Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie

Iraq - Kurdish woman
3794005 Iraq - Kurdish woman; (add.info.: Iraq - Kurdish woman in her best costume of black Persian silk with silver belt and her necklace of amber beads with Turkish coins attached)

Iraq - Kurdish tribesman
3794007 Iraq - Kurdish tribesman; (add.info.: Iraq - Kurdish tribesman of Southern Kurdistan. Kurd, Kurdistan, ( from Baghdad, Camera Studio Iraq, A Kerim and Hasso Bros, 1925)); Lebrecht History

Girdi Kurds, c1906-1913, (1915). Creator: Mark Sykes
Girdi Kurds, c1906-1913, (1915). Kurdish men, possibly from Girdi Abdulaziz, (Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region of Iraq)

Map showing Approximate Distribution of Kurdish Tribes of the Ottoman Empire, c1915. Diagram by British writer, soldier and diplomatic advisor Mark Sykes (1879-1919)

WW2 - Paratroop Tribesmen of the Iraq Levies in their traditional tribal costumes before going on leave from the R.A.F. station where they are training

Iraqi Kurdish people celebrate Newroz Day, a festival marking spring and the new year, in the town of Akra, Iraq March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Ari Jalal

A Yazidi woman
People of the Caucasus series by Max Karl Tilke - A Yazidi woman (Yezidi). The Yazidis are an endogamous and mostly Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish) speaking minority, indigenous to the Kurdish regions

Skirmish of Persians and Kurds in Armenia, printed by Alfred Leon Lemercier, Paris, c. 1850-60 (colour litho)
CHT247133 Skirmish of Persians and Kurds in Armenia, printed by Alfred Leon Lemercier, Paris, c.1850-60 (colour litho) by Gagarin

Kurdish Bandits; A Ramble in Persia, 1875. Creator: Armin Vambery
Kurdish Bandits; A Ramble in Persia, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] Belle Sauvage Works.London E.C

Kurds of Artchag. Engraving by Hildibrand after photograph
LSE4111591 Kurds of Artchag. Engraving by Hildibrand after photograph. by Hildebrandt, Ferdinand Theodor (1804-1874); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kurds of Artchag)

Shopkeeper
Mansoor Rezaeizade

Kurdish soldiers in 1877 during the Eastern War (1875-1878
XEE4166892 Kurdish soldiers in 1877 during the Eastern War (1875-1878) also called the Turkish Russo War (Russo-Turkish). Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nA'1055 of June 30, 1877

Persian and Kurdish Skirmish in Armenia - lithography, 19th century
LSE4108339 Persian and Kurdish Skirmish in Armenia - lithography, 19th century by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Khurde warrior of the borders of Persia and Georgia, deb 19th century
LSE4104136 Khurde warrior of the borders of Persia and Georgia, deb 19th century by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Takht-E-Ravan and The Key Kaj Excercise, 1818 (coloured engracing)
3744554 Takht-E-Ravan and The Key Kaj Excercise, 1818 (coloured engracing) by Morier, James Justinian (c.1780-1849) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A second journey through Persia, Armenia)

Costumes of Ottoman Turkish Europe, late 19th Century (engraving)
968803 Costumes of Ottoman Turkish Europe, late 19th Century (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes of Ottoman Turkish Europe, late 19th Century)

1943 Syria Kurds, Maidan Akbis, Meiden Ekbis, near Aleppo
1943 Syria - Kurds in Maidan Akbis or Meiden Ekbis, near Aleppo Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa and the Middle East during World War II

1943 Syria British military treat Kurdish on Turkey border
1943 Syria - British military office treats Kurdish people along the Syria Turkey border - many suffering from Trachoma Photograph by a British army recruitment officer stationed in East Africa

Kurds of Petchara (Turkey). Engraving by Barbant to illustrate the story "
LSE4335754 Kurds of Petchara (Turkey). Engraving by Barbant to illustrate the story " A travers l Armenie russe, Karabagh, vallee de l Araxe, massif de l Ararat" by Madame B.Chantre

Kurdish man with shield and club. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Kurdish Cavalry on the March (colour photogravure)
3657079 Kurdish Cavalry on the March (colour photogravure) by Brandt, Jozef (1841-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kurdish Cavalry on the March)

The adventure of an aviator from Rome-Tokyo (colour litho)
2808889 The adventure of an aviator from Rome-Tokyo (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The adventure of a Rome-Tokyo aviator)

Traditional Kurdish costumes - Georgian - Armenian
XEE4155680 Traditional Kurdish costumes - Georgian - Armenian - by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Skirmish of Persians and Kurds in Armenia, plate 13 from a book on the Caucasus
STC92676 Skirmish of Persians and Kurds in Armenia, plate 13 from a book on the Caucasus, engraved by Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot (1810-66) published by Alfred Leon Lemercier, Paris

Kurds of Hazou. Engraving by Barban from photography
LSE4111590 Kurds of Hazou. Engraving by Barban from photography. by Barbant, Charles (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kurds of Hazou)

Fauconnier kurde (engraving)
2789843 Fauconnier kurde (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fauconnier kurde. Illustration for Le Tour Du Monde (Hachette, 1862)

Contemporary portrait of Saladin, c. 1180, reproduced in The Outline of History
STC321079 Contemporary portrait of Saladin, c.1180, reproduced in The Outline of History: being a plain history of life and mankind by H.G

Kurdish of Mesopotamia carrying an amphore. Around 1810-1860
LSE4111578 Kurdish of Mesopotamia carrying an amphore.Around 1810-1860. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Abecedary. Letter K as Kurdish. Small encyclopedic alphabet, popular series
DUV4199911 Abecedary. Letter K as Kurdish. Small encyclopedic alphabet, popular series. Epinal imaging, late 19th century by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abecedary)

Kurd Man, ca. 1893. Creator: Antonio Zeno Shindler
Kurd Man, ca. 1893

Kurdish Refugee
Sahin AVCI

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The Kurdish people have a rich and diverse history, filled with tales of bravery, resilience, and cultural heritage. From the valiant Kurdish lady warriors who fearlessly fought for their land to the British troops moved by air in support of their cause, the Kurds have left an indelible mark on history. In Iran, courageous Kurdish gentlemen stood tall against adversity, showcasing their unwavering spirit. Even during World War II, a remarkable company of the Iraq Levies comprised solely of Kurds displayed unparalleled loyalty and dedication. Symbolizing unity and patriotism, Iraqi Kurdish people carried fire torches up a mountain to proudly hoist the giant flag of Iraq. This act exemplified their commitment to their nation while celebrating its identity. Amongst them were Yazidi women whose strength knows no bounds. Their resilience in face of unimaginable hardships is truly awe-inspiring. Visiting the Mausoleum of Saladin - an iconic figure in Kurdish history - one encounters his first marble coffin that now lies empty. It serves as a reminder of his legacy and enduring influence on generations to come. Historical skirmishes between Persians and Kurds further highlight the complex dynamics within this region. Captured beautifully by Alfred Leon Lemercier's lithograph from 1850-60, it showcases both conflict and coexistence between these two groups. During World War II, paratroop tribesmen belonging to the Iraq Levies demonstrated exceptional courage alongside their fellow soldiers. Their bravery knew no bounds as they fought side by side with determination etched onto every face. Newroz Day holds immense significance for Iraqi Kurdish people as they joyously celebrate spring's arrival along with welcoming the new year. Festivities abound as communities unite in merriment while cherishing traditions passed down through generations. While some may romanticize adventure-seeking bandits roaming Persian lands in 1875 Kurdistan was not exempt from such tales either.