A Review of the Kinds of Houraman Kingships at Safavid Era (with an emphasis on the review of the book: Ardalan Kurdish Dynasty)

Local government of Houraman commenced its rulership in 393 A.H. Although emergence of Safavid, Afsharid, Zandi, and Qajar rulership in the east, Ottomans in the west and local dynasties such as Ardalans in Kurdistan, Babans in Soleymanieh and their relations with the Houraman Kingship resulted in changes in the region, according to historical resources and the remaining documents and pictures in the recent eras descendants of Houraman governors retained their power till the second Pahlavi era. They were the last local government that were abolished by the commencement of Reza Shah’s rulership. In this article, in addition to reviewing decrees of Houraman kinship, the book entitled Khandan-e Kurd Ardalan will be analyzed. Review of this book is significant as it is one of the last researches done on the Kurdistan region and Houraman kings in the Safavid era; then, according to historical data the article attempts to resolve some of the ambiguities brought about Houramans in the book.