The Role of Ottomans and Iranians in the Internal Conflicts Between the Baban Princes

Abstract

It has been obvious that the Baban emirate was one of the most essential، prominent and dynamic Kurdish-emirate. Baban emirate was a wide area of ruling for a long time in the modern history of Kurdistan. It has played a significant role in the Kurdish History، mainly in the relation with the Othman empire and the different Iranian kingdoms. Since، it has been clearly seen that the Othman and Iranian powers used many different methods and tools against this emirate. One of these methods was to encourage the ruling members of Baban emirate fight against each other and create internal issues. At the sometime، these outside powers used the Baban princes for their own interests. The main aim of these outside political authorities was to prevent the expansion and growth of this Kurdish emirate. Accordingly، this research is written to enlighten and indicate the role of Othman and Iranian empires in the internal-conflicts of the Baban Princes.