List of Kurdish dynasties and countries

This article is a list of Kurdish dynasties, countries, and autonomous territories. The Kurds are an Iranian people without their own nation state; they inhabit a geo-cultural region known as "Kurdistan", which lies in east Turkey, north Syria, north Iraq, and west Iran. (For more information see Origin of the Kurds.)

8th–19th century states

Prior to the Ayyubid dynasty (until 1171)

• Hadhbanis (906–1144)
• Principality of Shaykhan (906–1832)
• Aishanids (912–961)
• Daysam's Adharbayjan (938–955)
• Shaddadids (951–1199)
• Rawwadids (955–1071)
• Hasanwayhids (959–1014)
• Marwanids (983–1096)
• Annazids (990/91–1117)
• Shabankara (11th century–12th century)
• Principality of Eğil (1049–1864)
• Atabegete of Greater Lorestan (1115–1425)
• Zakarids (1161–1360)
• Ayyubid dynasty (1171–1341)

After the Ayyubid dynasty (after 1171)

• Emirate of Kilis (1181/1183–1610)
• Principality of Bitlis (1187–1847)
• Emirate of Şirvan (?–1840s)
• Emirate of Çemişgezek (13th century–1663)
• Principality of Donboli (1210–1799)
• Emirate of Bingöl (1231–1864)
• Emirate of Hasankeyf (1232–1524)
• Mukriyan (14th century–19th century)
• Vassaldom of Ardalan (14th century–1865 or 1868)
• Principality of Zirqan (1335–1835)
• Emirate of Bahdinan (1339–1843)
• Emirate of Hakkâri (Before 1380s–1845)
• Principality of Suleyman (15th century–1838)
• Principality of Mahmudi (1406–1839)
• Zarrinnaal Dynasty (1448–1925)
• Emirate of Palu (1495–1845)
• Emirate of Pazooka (1499–1587)

16th century onwards

• Baban (16th century–1850)
• Emirate of Bradost (1510–1609)
• Zafaranlu principality (1600-1922)
• Emirate of Bohtan (before 1514–1847)
• Emirate of Soran (before 1514–1836)
• Principality of Pinyaşi (1548–1823)
• Principality of Ezdikhan (1593-1836)
• Sarab Khanate (18th century)
• Zand dynasty (1750–1794) – The dynasty is of Kurdish Lak origin.
• Tabriz Khanate (1757–1799)
• Hasan Khan dynasty in Pish-e Kuh (1795–1820)
• Emirate of Miks (?–1846)

20th and 21st century states

• Kurdish State (1918–1919)
• Kingdom of Kurdistan (1921–1924 and 1925)
• Kurdistan Uezd (1923–1929)
• Republic of Ararat (1927–1931)
• Republic of Mahabad (1946–1947)
• Republic of Laçin (1992)
• Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan (1994–2003)

Current entities

• Kurdistan Region (autonomous region in Iraq, 1970–present)
• Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (self-proclaimed autonomous region declared during the Syrian Civil War by the PYD) (2012–present)

Dynasties partly of Kurdish descent

• Safavid dynasty (1501–1736) – The dynasty was partly of Kurdish origin.

See also

• Zuzan al-Akrad
• Kurdish emirates
• Kurdistan Eyalet
• House of Kayus
• Corduene
• A Modern History of the Kurds by David McDowall

Bibliography

References

External links

• Historical map: Kurdish states in 1835
• Historical map: Kurdish political enclaves and territorial demands, 1919–98