Mastoureh Ardalan
Kurdish poet (1805–1848)
Mah Sharaf Khanom Mastoureh Ardalan or Mastura Ardalan (1805−1848) was an Iranian Kurdish poet, historian, and writer. She wrote mainly in Persian and Gorani.
Biography
Ardalan was born in Sanandaj in Qajar Iran and died in Sulaymaniyah in the Ottoman Empire. She was a member of the feudal aristocracy in the court of the Principality of Ardalan. She studied Kurdish, Arabic and Persian under the supervision of her father, Abolhasan Beig Qadiri. Her husband, Khasraw Khani Ardalan was the ruler of the principality. Her husband's death left the principality vulnerable to outside interference. When the Qajar state conquered the Ardalan territory in the 19th century, she and her family left for the Baban principality centered in Sulaymaniyah. Her son, Reza Qulikhan, the successor to Khasraw Khan, was imprisoned by the Qajars.
Works
She wrote several books of poetry, history and literature.
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