Usuv Beg or Usub Bek Temuryants (died on January 12, 1934) was a Yezidi from Armenia and a member of the parliament of the
First Republic of Armenia
The First Republic of Armenia, officially known at the time of its existence as the Republic of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի Հանրապետութիւն), was the first modern Armenian state since the loss of Armenian statehood in the Middle ...
, a major political, national, and a military leader. Since 1896 he had been a leader of the
Yazidis
Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking Endogamy, endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran ...
of Transcaucasia. Usuv Beg also participated in the
Battle of Sardarabad
The Battle of Sardarabad ( hy, Սարդարապատի ճակատամարտ, translit=Sardarapati chakatamart; tr, Serdarabad Muharebesi) was a battle of the Caucasus campaign of World War I that took place near Sardarabad, Armenia, from 21 to ...
in 1918.
In a letter from Usuv Beg to the Emperor of Russia from the
Romanov dynasty
The House of Romanov (also transcribed Romanoff; rus, Романовы, Románovy, rɐˈmanəvɨ) was the reigning imperial house of Russia from 1613 to 1917. They achieved prominence after the Tsarina, Anastasia Romanova, was married to ...
, Usuv Beg wrote that his people are Yezidi Kurds. He indicates his nationality as Kurdish, but specifies that they are Yezidi by religion:
"''I am happy on behalf of 3,000 Families of Yezidi-Kurds, Who 60 years ago, led by my Grandfather Temur Agha, left Turkey and sought refuge in Russia
I would like to express my gratitude and wish success to you and your family
We live very well on earth and under your rule."''
In 2007, a school in the village of Shamiram was named in honor of Usuv Beg.
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19th-century births
1934 deaths
Year of birth unknown
First Republic of Armenia
Armenian Yazidis
Armenian politicians
Armenian military personnel of the Turkish–Armenian War