Zawzan also known as Zuzan al-Akrad [nb 1] refers to a region cited in medieval Islamic sources that stretched from northeast of Jazira, all the way to north west of Azerbaijan.
[2] The Armenians who were Christians, made up the majority of Zawzan or Zuzan region, up until 13th century.
according to 10th century historian ibn Hawqal, the master of most of Zuzan region was al-Dayrānī, probably Derenik-Ashot, the Armenian king of Vaspurakan between Lake Van and Mount Ararat.
However, from late 10th century onwards more Kurdish Muslim tribes migrated into Zawzan, changing the political and demographic makeup of the region and becoming the masters of the Zuzan.
The Kurdish tribes that ruled and inhabited Zuzan were Al-Bukhiyya, al-Bashnawiyya, al-Hakkariyya, al-Humaydiyya, Al-Daseniyya, and al-Qaymariyya.