Kardouchoi

Kardouchoi
   As recorded by the Greek historian Xenophon in his Anabasis, the Kardouchoi were an independent people living in the Zagros Mountains who gave the Greeks a terrible beating during their retreat from Persia in 401 BCE. Many scholars believe that the Kardouchoi were the ancestors of today's Kurds.

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  • Chronology — 401 BCE Kardouchoi harass retreating Greeks, as recorded by Xenophon in his Anabasis. Mid 7th century CE Kurds are Islamicized. 1169 Saladin (most famous Kurd) establishes Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt and Syria. 1187 Saladin defeats Crusaders at the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

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  • XENOPHON —    See Kardouchoi …   Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

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