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Manuk Muradyan's book "Usuv Beg" (Yerevan, 2012), written in Armenian, contains a letter from Usuv Beg to the Emperor of Russia from the Romanov dynasty.
In this letter, Usuv Beg writes that his people are Yezidi Kurds, that is, he indicates his nationality as Kurdish, but specifies that they are Yezidis by religion. Below is pages from the book, with Usuv Beg's letter included:
"I am happy on behalf of 3,000 families of Yezidi Kurds, who 60 years ago, led by my grandfather Temur Agha, left Turkey and found refuge in Russia, I would like to express my gratitude and wish success to you and your family, we live very well on earth and under your rule."
Usuv Beg Temuryants, who participated in the heroic Battle of Sardarapat in 1918, was a member of the parliament of the First Armenian Republic, a major political, national, and military leader. Since 1896, he had been a leader of the Yezidis of the Transcaucasia.
Back in the days, he strengthened the friendly ties between the Armenian and Yezidi peoples and served the great goal of restoring and establishing Armenian statehood.
Usuv Beg died on January 12, 1934, in Shamiram. Only after Armenia left the USSR was it possible to ascertain the truth and appreciate the great life and work of Usub Beg. In 2007, a school in the village of Shamiram was named in honor of Usub Bek.
