Sharaf Khan Bidlisi wrote the "Sharafnama" in 1596. The "Sharafnama" was an epic history of the Kurds from the 13th century to the late 16th century. In the "Saharfnama", Sharaf Khan Bidlisi wrote that Kurdistan was the country between the Persian Gulf and the "vilayets" ("local government" "areas") of Malatya and Marash (modern Kahramanmaraş). Sharaf Khan Bidlisi thought that the Lurs people were Kurds and that Kurdistan was very large. He wrote that parts of the "vilayets" of Diyarbakır, Mosul, "Persian Iraq", "Arabic Iraq", Fars Province, Azerbaijan, Lesser Armenia, and Greater Armenia were part of Kurdistan. Ahmad Khani wrote the "Mem û Zîn" in 1692. He wrote that Kurdistan was about the same size. Haji Qadir Koyi wrote poetry in the 19th century. He wrote that northern Syria was part of Kurdistan. He also wrote that Kurdistan contained the cities of Nusaybin (ancient Nisibis) and Alexandretta (İskenderun). Alexandretta is a port ("harbour city") on the Mediterranean Sea.