Baban

Baban Principality
بابان
16th century–1850
CapitalKirkuk (16th century - 1783)
Sulaymaniah (1783 - 1850)
Common languagesSorani Kurdish
Religion
Shafiʽi Sunni Islam[1]
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
16th century
• Baban revolt suppressed
1850
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

Baban (Kurdish: بابان)[2] was a Kurdish principality existing from the 16th century to 1850, centered on Sulaymaniyah. The Baban Principality played an active role in the Ottoman-Safavid conflict and gave significant military support to the Ottomans.[3] They were in constant rivalry with Ardalan, Bohtan[3] and Soran and its territory would therefore oscillate. Before the removal of the last Baban leader in 1850, their rule had become limited to their capital Sulaymaniyah and few surrounding villages.

The modern city of Sulaymaniyah was built by Baban in 1784 which served as their capital. Prior to the founding of the city, the dynasty lived in Qala Çolan. The principality also encouraged and facilitated the use of Sorani Kurdish among its local literary authors.[4]

  1. ^ Rosskeen Gibb, Hamilton Alexander (1954). The Encyclopaedia of Islam (Volume 4 ed.). Brill. pp. 188–192.
  2. ^ Bīmār, ʻAbd al-Razzāq (2006). خوێندنه‌وه‌يه‌كى تازه‌ى هه‌ڵبه‌ستى كوردى : خوێندنه‌وه‌يه‌كى تازه‌ى هه‌ڵبه‌ستى قوتابخانه‌ى بابان، له‌ نموونه‌ى مسته‌فا به‌گى كوردى، تاهير به‌گ، حه‌ريق، سافى، ئه‌ده‌ب، بێخود، حاجى قادرى كۆيى، ڕه‌نجوورى، مه‌وله‌وى (in Kurdish). Erbil: Dezgay Çap u Biławkirdinewey Aras.
  3. ^ a b Behn (1988).
  4. ^ Atmaca (2012).

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