The old name of the village is Hakis. In the village, which is named Hakis in the records of the 16th century; only non-Muslims lived in 67 households in 1518 and 135 households in 1541. In the village at the beginning of the 20th century; there were 220 Armenian and 960 Kurdish population. The settlement, which was a nâhiye since the records of 1912, maintained its position as a nâhiye until 1936. In 1935, Hakis was recorded as a connected of Nazimiye kaza of Elâziz province. Although the old name of the village "Hakis" was changed, it was recorded as "Büyükyurt ("Hakis")" for a while. In the 1960 census, 742 people were recorded, 340 males and 402 females in village.