The Kayusid or House of Kayus (also Kâvos) or Kâvusakân(226-380) was a semi-independent Kurdish kingdom in central and southern Kurdistan established in 226 CE. The House of Kayus was established after an agreement between Kurdish principalities and kingdoms and the Persian Empire, following a two-year war between the Empire and the local kingdoms. A local Kurdish prince, Kayus, was reinstated tributary king to rule the Kurds. Along with Corduene, Kayus was among the last semi-independent Kurdish kingdoms during the Sassanid Dynasty. After the fall of Sassanids and the Arab conquest, new Kurdish kingdoms such as Hasanwayhids were established around 10th century in the same region. Kurdistan (literally meaning the land of Kurds[1]; old: Koordistan, Curdistan, Kurdia, also in Kurdish: Kurdewarî) is the name of a geographic and cultural region in the Middle East, inhabited predominantly by the Kurds. ... The history of the Kurds stretches from ancient times to the present day. ... 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Prior to the establishment of the House of Kayus, a number of unified Kurdish principalities and kingdoms from Barzan and Hakkari to Mukriyan and Shahrazur ruled under the leadership of the kingdom of Kerm in Kermanshah. In AD 224, Ardashir I, founder of the Persian Sassanian Empire, challenged the kingdom of Kermanshah in a two-year war before finally receiving suzerainty from a number of Kurdish kingdoms across the region. The House of Kayus was established in AD 226 and remained a semi-independent kingdom until AD 380 before Ardashir II removed the dynasty's last ruling member. A region in Iraqi Kurdistan. ... Hakkâri, formerly Çölemerik, is the capital city of the Hakkâri il, Turkey. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Kermanshah at night Kermanshah (Persian: کرمانشاه, Gorani Kurdish: کرماشان) is the capital of Kermanshah Province of Iran. ... Head of king Shapur II (Sasanian dynasty A.D. 4th century). ... Suzerainty refers to a situation in which a region or people is a tributary to a more powerful entity which allows the tributary some limited domestic autonomy but controls its foreign affairs. ...

A number of tombs cut into living rock in the mountains of the Kermanshah region is believed to date back from the House of Kayus. The most famous carvings in Kermanshah are at Taq Bustan believed to be the historic site of the dynasty. Kermanshah at night Kermanshah (Persian: کرمانشاه, Gorani Kurdish: کرماشان) is the capital of Kermanshah Province of Iran. ...

Sources

• Izady, Mehrdad R. Kurds, A Concise Handbook. Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis, 1992.
• Afshar, Iraj. Kermanshahan and Its Ancient Civilization. Tehran, 1992.