Sadakiyans or Sadakiya, Sadaqiya, (صدقیه), ( ca. 770 - 827/8 A.D.) were a dynasty ruling in central and northeastern Kurdistan, centered at Urmia.
The dynasty, originally a Mawali (client) of Azd tribe, was founded by Sadaka ibn Ali, a local chieftain, who enganged in skirmishes with Abbasid Caliph Abu Jafar Al-Mansur. Together with his brothers, Sadaka was able to take control of large areas from Mosul as fars as Lake Urmia. According to Baladhuri, after taking Urmia he built several castles and further fortified it by digging a canal around it. He extended his dominion to include Khoy, Salmas, Ushno, Lajan, Sindus, etc in modern-day northwestern Iran. During reign of Abbasid Harun al Rashid, Sadakiyans were able to further extend their dominon, and even the governor of Tabriz accepted their suzerainty. The successful expeditions by Sadakiyans horrified Abbasids, who subsequently sent a large army under command of a general known as Khazima. He could only occupy Maragha and soon was defeated by Sadakiyan forces. After Sadaka, his son Ali took power. Ali extended further their dominion.
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