Ardalan

Principality of Ardalan
میرنشینی ئەردەڵان
14th century–1865/68
StatusIndependent emirate (13th century-1617), semi-independent (1617-1865/68)
CapitalSanandaj
Common languagesKurdish, Gorani, Sorani
GovernmentPrincipality
Wali 
• ?-?
Bani Ardalan
• 1846–1848 1860–1867
Amanollah Khan Ardalan (last)
History 
• Established
14th century
• Disestablished
1865/68
Succeeded by
Qajar Iran
Today part ofKurdistan Province
Amanollah Khan Ardalan, Wali of Ardalan (1846–1848, 1860–1867)

Ardalan also known as Ardalanids, house of Ardalan, Ardalind dynasty,[1] (Sorani Kurdish: میرنشینی ئەردەڵان)[2] was a hereditary Kurdish Emirate in western Iran from around the 14th century until 1865[3] or 1868[4] with Sanandaj as capital.[5] The Ardalan state was completely independent until 1617, when it was incorporated into Safavid Empire as a semi-independent frontier province by the name of Ardalan.[6] The territory corresponded roughly to present-day Kurdistan Province of Iran and the rulers were loyal to the Qajar Empire. Baban was its main rival. Gorani was the literary language and lingua franca.[5][7] When the Ardalan emirate fell, literary work in Gorani ceased.[8]

  1. ^ Karimi, Sara Zandi (2024-11-08), "History of Ardalānids (1590–1810) by Sharaf al-Dīn bin Shams al-Dīn", Kurdish Studies Archive, Brill, pp. 64–91, ISBN 978-90-04-50615-2, retrieved 2025-03-01
  2. ^ "میرنشینی ئەردەڵان، بابان، سۆران لە بەڵگەنامەکانی قاجاریدا 1799–1847" (PDF) (in Kurdish). 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ David Mcdowall (1996). The Kurds (PDF). Minority Rights Group International Report. p. 20. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ Najat Abdulla-Ali (2006). Empire, frontière et tribu Le Kurdistan et le conflit de frontière turco-persan (1843–1932) (in French). p. 159.
  5. ^ a b Michael M. Gunter (2009). The A to Z of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780810868182.
  6. ^ Oberling 1988, pp. 693–694.
  7. ^ Jemal Nebez (2000). "The Kurdish Language from Oral Tradition to Written Language". Archived from the original on 2004-12-21. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Maisel, Sebastian (2018). The Kurds: An Encyclopedia of Life, Culture, and Society. p. 166. ISBN 9781440842573.

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