Hamidiehn.
/haˈmɪdɪeɪ/ A body of Kurdish cavalry formed by the Turks in 1891.
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1898 H. A. G. Percy Diary Asiatic Turkey 83 Zekki,..the reputed founder of the Hamidieh System.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 27 Aug. 2/2 The Hamidie Cavalry..defy the Porte by ignoring its commands.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 665/2 A tribal militia force (Hamidieh), consisting of 48 regiments, is formed somewhat on the lines of Cossacks.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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