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Küčük ʿAlī Og̲h̲ullari̊
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, a line of Turkmen derebey s [q.v.] or local lords who controlled the region round Payās [q.v.], which was strategically situated near the head of the Gulf of Alexandretta (and now in the modern Turkish il or province of Hatay), and, for a while, Adana in Cilicia [q.vv.] for almost a century.

The founder, K̲h̲alīl Bey Küčük ʿAlī Og̲h̲lu, appears ca. 1770 as a bandit chief based on Payās, preying on shipping (including the ships of European powers) in the Gulf and on the land traffic which had to pass through the narrow gap between the Gâvur Daği mountain…

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Bosworth, C.E., “Küčük ʿAlī Og̲h̲ullari̊”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_8785>
First published online: 2012
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004161214, 1960-2007



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