Baban
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Baban () was a Kurdish emirate 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. They were in constant rivalry with Ardalan, Bohtan 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.
Key facts
- Former country.conventional_long_name
- Baban Principality
- Former country.common_name
- Baban
- Former country.native_name
- بابان
- Former country.status
- Vassal state of the Ottoman Empire
- Former country.capital
- Kirkuk (1694 - 1783)Sulaymaniyah (1783 - 1850)
- Former country.religion
- Shafiʽi Sunni Islam
- Former country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Former country.year_end
- 1850
- Former country.year_start
- 16th century
- Former country.common_languages
- Sorani Kurdish, Gorani Kurdish (court language for some times)
- Former country.event_end
- Baban revolt suppressed
- Former country.p1
- Ottoman Empire
- Former country.s1
- Ottoman Empire
- Former country.flag_p1
- Flag of Ottoman Empire (1517-1793).png
- Former country.flag_s1
- Flag of the Ottoman Empire (Thicker Crescent).svg
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- inception
- 1600-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1847-00-00
- native label
- میرنشینی بابان
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- List of rulers
- See also
- Notes
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Baban () was a Kurdish emirate 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. They were in constant rivalry with Ardalan, Bohtan 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.