page_title: Ardalan
hierarchical_section_title: Ardalan
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a photo of a ruler of the emirate of Ardalan called Amanollah Khan Ardalan (r. 1846-1848, 1860-1867)
context_page_description: Ardalan was a hereditary Kurdish vassaldom in western Iran until 1865 or 1868 with Sanandaj as capital. The territory corresponded roughly to present-day Kurdistan Province of Iran and the rulers were loyal to the Qajar Empire, while Baban was its main rival. Sunni islam was the official religion of the principality and Gorani its literary language and lingua franca. When the vassaldom fell, literary work in Gorani ceased.
context_section_description: Ardalan (Kurdish: میرنشینی ئەردەڵان‎) was a hereditary Kurdish vassaldom in western Iran until 1865 or 1868 with Sanandaj as capital. The territory corresponded roughly to present-day Kurdistan Province of Iran and the rulers were loyal to the Qajar Empire, while Baban was its main rival. Sunni islam was the official religion of the principality and Gorani its literary language and lingua franca. When the vassaldom fell, literary work in Gorani ceased.
caption: Amanollah Khan Ardalan, Wali of Ardalan (1846–1848, 1860–1867)
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