Portrait of Mastoureh Ardalan

Mastoureh Ardalan

Kurdish poet

Lived
1805–1848
Country
Ottoman Empire

Updated September 2026

About Mastoureh Ardalan

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.

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