▁turned ▁their ▁tribes ▁into ▁“ legal ized ▁rob ber ▁brig ades ” ▁as ▁they ▁ste al ▁gra in , ▁re ap ▁fields ▁not ▁of ▁their ▁possession , ▁drive ▁off ▁her ds , ▁and ▁open ly ▁ste al ▁from ▁shop keep ers . ▁ ▁Some ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Ham idi ye ▁“ fur ther ▁ant agon ized ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁population ” ▁and ▁it ▁w ors ened ▁the ▁very ▁conflict ▁they ▁were ▁created ▁to ▁prevent . ▁ ▁Kur d ish ▁ch ie ft ain ▁also ▁tax ed ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁in ▁sust aining ▁these ▁units , ▁which ▁Armen ian ' s ▁perce ived ▁this ▁Kur d ish ▁tax ation ▁as ▁an ▁explo itation . ▁When ▁Armen ian ▁sp okes men ▁confront ed ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁ch ie ft ain ▁( issue ▁of ▁double ▁tax ation ), ▁it ▁brought ▁about ▁en m ity ▁between ▁both ▁populations . ▁The ▁Ham idi ye ▁caval ry ▁har ass ed ▁and ▁assault ed ▁Armen ians . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁after ▁the ▁over throw ▁of ▁Sultan , ▁the ▁Ham idi ye ▁Caval ry ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁as ▁an ▁organized ▁force , ▁but ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁“ t rib al ▁forces ” ▁before ▁official ▁recognition , ▁they ▁stayed ▁as ▁ ▁“ t rib al ▁forces ” ▁after ▁dis member ment . ▁The ▁Ham idi ye ▁Caval ry ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁disappoint ment ▁and ▁a ▁failure ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁contribution ▁to ▁trib al ▁fe ud s . ▁