In 1915 , at the beginning of the Assyrian genocide , 120 families lived in the village and was ruled by Yuhanon of the Beth-Yahko clan . Haco , a Kurdish chieftain of the Khortek clan from a neighbouring village , warned the villagers of Beth Kustan of the impending attacks by Kurds and Turks on the local Assyrian Christian population , and advised them to flee the village . The villagers did not initially believe Haco , however , after hearing of the destruction of Zaz , all but two elderly villagers fled to Hah . The Kurds reached the village later and plundered all that had been left , as well as killing the two elders who had stayed behind . The villagers could not return to Beth Kustan until 1922 , and with the permission of Agha Chalabi , they were allowed to rebuild and live there once again .
Assyrian genocide
Assyrian genocide
Beth Kustan, Mardin