 Betab's ancestors originally hailed from village Turkipora in Rajwar Tehsil of Kupwara district.This village was named Vishnupora prior to 1305 CE, when the Tatar Zulkadar Khan - commonly named Zulzu invaded Kashmir, massacred huge population nearly depopulating the Valley, set fire to the city of Srinagar and took 50,000 slaves comprising men, women and children.Betab's ancestors challenged Zulzu's forces to fight in place of surrender.