, a rebel of the Anatolian D̲j̲elālī movement [q.v. in Suppl.] in the 10th/16th century and the hero of a popular romance. The real Körog̲h̲lu came from the region of Bolu, and is probably the same person as the soldier-bard of that name who is said to have taken part in the campaigns in the Caucasus and Ād̲h̲arbāyd̲j̲ān of Özdemirog̲h̲lu Pas̲h̲a in the years 992-3/1584-5.

Until fairly recent times, Körog̲h̲lu remained a legendary personality, whose exploits were chanted by bards and story-tellers in Anatolia, Ād̲h̲arbāyd̲j̲ān. Turkmenistān and Uzbekistān. Ma…