Activities of Hemavend Tribe in Eyalet of the Archipelago (Eyālet-i Cezāyir-i Baḥr-i Sefīd in Ottoman Turkish) (1889 -1905)

The Hemavend, a Kurdish tribe, were exiled from their original settlements of Kirkuk, Aleppo and Mosul to the Eyalet Archipelago, especially Chios, Kos Rhodes Island. This population, whose total number was close 200, did not see this province, which place exile, as stay due insecurity disorder, weather. people who made situation worse by escaping lived separately families, lives worse. financial burden given state these people, stayed in various parts province's sanjaks such Rhodes, Lemnos, tried be met sources province. main demands tribe allow them go provinces Mosul, Damascus, Aleppo, Adana, they more suitable for living conditions. There are lot documents archive that households demanded come together because broken up way. preferred increase daily wages rather than sending other provinces. In order make living, paid certain wages, members stated could get along, constantly an wages. places where tribal generally crowded far sanitary Unfortunately, although it accepted expelled Hemavend tribes homeland just cause, escape falling into miserable situation. forgiveness some exiles good example state's conscientiousness. Our article, benefited Prime Ministry Ottoman Archive documents, aims illuminate conditions numbers Archipelago with reflected archive; is give cross-section social economic history Empire. distress security problems occurred settlement Tribe end 19th century also determined.