A Kurdish female commander in the 19th-century

The Illustrated London News published a story in 1854 about an astonishing sight in Istanbul. The story describes the appearance of a Kurdish female military commander: 

Article: The Emirate of Bradost

The Kurdish Emirate of Bradost (1510-1609):

Source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/48593161

Article: The Hazaraspid dynasty

Decent article on the Kurdish Hazaraspid dynasty: 

Source: 

The Hazaraspid Dynasty’s Legendary Kayanid Ancestry: the Flowering of Persian Literature under the Patronage of Local Rulers in the Late Il-khanid Period