Ardalan

Principality of Ardalan
میرنشینی ئەردەڵان‎
Principality of Ardalan میرنشینی ئەردەڵان‎
14th Century–1865/68
Status	Vassaldom of various empires and dynasties including Qajar
Capital	Sanandaj
Common languages	Kurdish, Gorani, Sorani
Government	Principality
Wali
• ?-?	Bani Ardalan
• 1846–1848 1860–1867	Amanollah Khan Ardalan (last)
History
• Established	14th Century
• Disestablished	1865/68
	Succeeded by
Qajar Iran
Today part of	Kurdistan Province

Ardalan (Kurdish: میرنشینی ئەردەڵان)^[1] was a hereditary Kurdish vassaldom in western Iran from around the 14th century until 1865^[2] or 1868^[3] with Sanandaj as capital.^[4] 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.^[4]^[5] When the vassaldom fell, literary work in Gorani ceased.^[6]

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^ Najat Abdulla-Ali (2006). Empire, frontière et tribu Le Kurdistan et le conflit de frontière turco-persan (1843–1932) (in French). p. 159.
^ ^a ^b Michael M. Gunter (2009). The A to Z of the Kurds. Scarecrow Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780810868182.
^ Jemal Nebez (2000). "The Kurdish Language from Oral Tradition to Written Language". Archived from the original on 2004-12-21. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Maisel, Sebastian (2018). The Kurds: An Encyclopedia of Life, Culture, and Society. p. 166. ISBN 9781440842573.