Simko Shikak revolt (1926)
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1926 Simko Shikak revolt was a short-timed Kurdish uprising against the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in 1926, led by Kurdish chieftain Simko Shikak from Shikak tribe.
Simko Shikak
The Simko Shikak revolt was an armed Ottoman-backed tribal Kurdish uprising against the Qajar dynasty of Iran from 1918 to 1922, led by Kurdish chieftain Simko Shikak from the Shekak tribe. During 192
Simko Shikak revolt (1926)
…of Iran in 1926, led by Kurdish chieftain Simko Shikak from Shikak tribe. In 1919, Kurdish chieftain Simko Shikak started his first Ottoman-backed revolt against the Iranian government. His expeditions resulted in regional plunder and massacres of Assyrians and Armenians. After three years of revolt he…
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A Kurdish soldier standing beside the severed head of Mohammad Taqi Pessian.