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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Usuv Beg 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