 Its most renowned chief was Ibrahim Pasha, who lead the tribe from 1863 to 1908.He contributed to the building of Viranşehir, and was a Hamidiye regiment leader, but during the massacres of Christians in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he sheltered Christians and revolted against the Ottomans.The Milan, together with the Zilan, are by many tribes considered to be their legendary parental tribe.