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The castle was damaged due to military activity in the 1990s. Further damage occurred as the result of heavy rain in 2014 which affected the walls, causing them to crack. In 2017 an earthquake damaged 35% of the structure, including the cupola which partially collapsed. Restoration took place in
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the Jaff and the Kurds would fall into obscurity as most of the war took place in the South between the Ottomans and British, fighting a back forth battle around Kut, which the Ottomans would deal the British their worst defeat during the war. The British would finally get the upper hand through
209:. In 1868, he would be appointed by the Mamluk Vali Suliaman Pasha of Baghdad. The Jaff's rivals, Hamavands, would go to the Caucasus and fight under for the Russians against the Ottomans. The Russians would arm them and send them back to agitate the Shahrizor and create anarchy. 240:, whose power base was in Suliamania in 1918, 1922-1924, including segments of the Jaff tribe. The British would end up destroying many Palaces and Fortresses built by the Kurds. Sherwana Castle was the exception, since the Brits had good relations with the Jaff. 236:
of Mudros in 1917. The British would then occupy Mesopotamia, and the Ottoman Empire would cease to exist. During the British Occupation much of the Kurdish population would revolt under
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in the Shahrizor region of Kurdistan. In these regions Mohammed Pasha Jaff from his position of power began to crack down on all of his enemies from the Pro
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son, would be given the residence of the fortress, as his father concerned himself with the affairs of Gulanbar and
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Buildings and structures in Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
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Kurdish
Kalar
Kurdistan Region
Iraq
Jaff family
Mohamed Pasha Jaff
Kurdish
Ottoman Empire
Mamluk
Vali of Baghdad
Suleiaman Pasha
Abbas Mirza Qajar
Mesopotamia
Shahrizor
Persians
Jaff
Khanaqin
Qizil Rubat
Panjwin
Baban Jaff
Aziz Beg Jaff
Kai Khasrow Beg Jaff
Hemevand
Shirwana fortress

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