Suseni tribe
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The Susiana tribe governed their own Kurdish
state under the name "Haltamti" until the 6th century BC.
The Susiana tribe originated from the town of Susa
, which was founded about 4000 BC. During its early history, it fluctuated between submission to Mesopotamia
n and Elamite power.
From the 16th century, with the advent of the Safavid dynasty
in Persia, the southern half of the province came to be gradually known as Arabestan. This was in recognition of the heavy Arabian tribal settlement in the southern half of the province since the 13th century. Arabestan, however, was the name given only to the area south and southwest of the Ahvaz Ridge that runs midway of the province, from northwest to southeast and through Ahvaz
.
Confiscated land was offered to Shia Arabs for their loyalty, and this relationship has remained in place for centuries. The Susiana were forcefully relocated to the northern border of Iraq
and Iran. They have continued to oppose and resist rule by the Islamic Persians, Turks, and Arabs.
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
state under the name "Haltamti" until the 6th century BC.
The Susiana tribe originated from the town of Susa
Susa
Susa was an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran. It is located in the lower Zagros Mountains about east of the Tigris River, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers....
, which was founded about 4000 BC. During its early history, it fluctuated between submission to Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is a toponym for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system, largely corresponding to modern-day Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and southwestern Iran.Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the...
n and Elamite power.
From the 16th century, with the advent of the Safavid dynasty
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled one of the greatest Persian empires since the Muslim conquest of Persia and established the Twelver school of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning...
in Persia, the southern half of the province came to be gradually known as Arabestan. This was in recognition of the heavy Arabian tribal settlement in the southern half of the province since the 13th century. Arabestan, however, was the name given only to the area south and southwest of the Ahvaz Ridge that runs midway of the province, from northwest to southeast and through Ahvaz
Ahvaz
-History:For a more comprehensive historical treatment of the area, see the history section of Khūzestān Province.-Ancient history:Ahvaz is the anagram of "Avaz" and "Avaja" which appear in Darius's epigraph...
.
Confiscated land was offered to Shia Arabs for their loyalty, and this relationship has remained in place for centuries. The Susiana were forcefully relocated to the northern border of Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
and Iran. They have continued to oppose and resist rule by the Islamic Persians, Turks, and Arabs.