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The house of
Baban (1649–1850) ruled a
Kurdish principality which encompassed areas of present-day
Iraqi Kurdistan and western Iran from the early 17th century until 1850. The Baban principality played an active role in Ottoman-Persian conflict. The founder of the princely Baban family is thought to be Ahmad Faqih or Faqi Ahmad from the district of Pijder. The Babans claimed descent from a
Frankish woman, Keghan, who was taken prisoner in a battle. According to the
Sharafnama the clan's first chief was Pir Badak Babe, who is believed to have lived around 1500.
