In the past, Bayezid played a significant role in defending the Ottoman center from Safavid assault. According to the 17th-century Ottoman polymath Katib Celebi, Kurds from the Besyan tribe were given the defense by the Ottomans:
Bayezid is the frontier to the Iranians. The Diyadin and Hamur fortresses were ruled from Bayezid. Behlül Bey took the rule of this liva (sub-province) as an ocaklik (estate) for himself. They are Kurds of the Besyan tribe. Since they are so valiant, Iranians keep their distance from them.
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