Ardalan also known as Ardalanids, house of Ardalan, Ardalind dynasty, (Sorani Kurdish: میرنشینی ئەردەڵان) was a hereditary Kurdish Emirate in western Iran from around the 14th century until 1865 or 1868 with Sanandaj as capital. 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. 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.
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Ardalan also known as Ardalanids, house of Ardalan, Ardalind dynasty, (Sorani Kurdish: میرنشینی ئەردەڵان) was a hereditary Kurdish Emirate in western Iran from around the 14th century until 1865 or 1868 with Sanandaj as capital. 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. 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.
