Emirate of Kilis
Emirate of Kilis Mîrektiya Kilîsê | |||||||||||
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| 1181/1183–1610 | |||||||||||
| Status | Vassals of Ayyubid dynasty (1181/1183-1260) | ||||||||||
| Capital | Kilis | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Kurdish (Kurmanji) | ||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam Yazidism | ||||||||||
| Emir of Kurds | |||||||||||
• 12th-13th century | Sheikh Mand (first) | ||||||||||
• 1606-1607 | Ali Janbulad (last) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1181/1183 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1610 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Dinar | ||||||||||
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Emirate of Kilis (Kurdish: Mîrektiya Kilîsê) was a Kurdish emirate which ruled the Kilis and Afrin in Antioch regions up until the disintegration of the Ayyubid dynasty during the time of Saladin. The rulers of this principality were descendants of Sheikh Fakhraddin, who is one of the greatest Yezidi philosophers and one of the most important saint figures. The main religion of this principality was Yazidism.