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Less than 15 years after the last major attack on Baschiq and Bahzan, in which Mirza lost his parents, the community was again attacked by Kurdish and Arab tribes.[1]
Although they were numerically outnumbered, the Yazidis(Êzîdîs) including Mirza, took up arms and defended their villages. Mirza was now able to prove how much he actually understood about war strategy. He mobilized the best fighters under his command and prepared the counterattack. Mirza compensated for the numerical inferiority with local knowledge and shock troops. Thus, the Yazidis(Êzîdîs) under Mirza succeeded in cornering the enemy troops and inflicting a devastating defeat on them. Under great losses, the attackers withdrew. Mirza's victory spread like wildfire in the region, even in Shingal, the second largest settlement area of the Yazidis(Êzîdîs), Mirza's victory was celebrated. The 20-year-old orphan Mirza became a hero. Ottoman sources report that Mirza later commanded about 3,000 trained Êzîdî fighters. He became known and notorious in the region under the name Ezidi Mirza. Already at the age of 25, Mirza was appointed head of the community of Baschiq and Bahzan.[5]
