In a letter from Usuv Beg to the Russian tsar, Usuv Beg expressed gratitude to the Romanovs for sheltering Yazidis, who had fled from the Ottoman Empire 60 years previously, under the leadership of his grandfather, Temur Agha. In addition, he writes that his people are Yazidi Kurds.
Usuv Beg wrote a letter to the Russian Tsar expressing gratitude for the Romanov's protection of Yazidis, who had fled from the Ottoman Empire 60 years prior, under the leadership of his grandfather, Temur Agha. He also states that his people are Yazidi Kurds.