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    Simko Shikak born 1887, was a Kurdish chieftain of the Shekak tribe. He was born into a prominent Kurdish feudal family based in Chihriq castle located...
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    The Simko Shikak revolt refers to an armed Ottoman-backed tribal Kurdish uprising against the Qajar dynasty of Iran from 1918 to 1922, led by Kurdish chieftain...
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    dynasty of Iran in 1926, led by Kurdish chieftain Simko Shikak from Shikak tribe. In 1919 Simko Shikak has started his first and foreign-backed revolt against...
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  • In October 1921, Simko Shikak launched a large-scale attack on Suj Bulagh with the support of several powerful tribes. His forces targeted the Persian...
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    In 1922, Simko Shikak attacked Khalo Ghorban's forces in the Savujbulak district of Mahabad in Iran, killing Ghorban, capturing their weapons and seizing...
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    against Shekak tribesmen led by Simko Shikak in revenge for the assassination of Mar Benyamin Shimun by Simko. Simko Shikak, who was responsible for the...
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  • of the Simko Shikak revolt, which took place in Khorasan in 1921. Reza Khan sent 150 gendarmerie, led by Colonel Taqi Khan, to defeat Simko's forces....
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    "Simultaneously, 1000 Christians were killed in Salmas, in a massacre instigated by Simko" [1] Archived 18 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine "at least 3,000 Egyptians...
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    began between the two World Wars – the largest of these were led by Simko Shikak, Jafar Sultan and Hama Rashid. Many however, put the starting point of...
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    Fortress of Charah on March 16, 1918 after the murder of Mar Shimun. Simko Shikak, who was responsible for the murder of the Assyrian patriarch Mar Shimun...
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  • some Kurdish chiefs to take advantage of the chaotic situation. Simko, chief of the Shikak tribe, established his authority in the area west of Lake Urmia...
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  • led by Simko Shikak in the Lakestan region of West Azerbaijan. After the end of the World War I, Simko Shikak, who was the head of the Shikak Kurdish...
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    in 1925, 1930, and 1937–1938, while Iran did the same in the 1920s to Simko Shikak at Lake Urmia and Jaafar Sultan of Hewraman region who controlled the...
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    Cossack Brigade Persian Central Government Gendarmerie Qajar family tree Simko Shikak revolt South Persia Rifles Soviet Republic of Gilan Reza Shah Pahlavi...
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  • Paulos Shimun Agha Petros Malik Khoshaba Surma Mar Shimun Simko Shikak Revolt (1918-1922) Simko Shikak Revolt (1926) Ismail, Yaqo. Assyrians and Two World Wars:...
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    Assyrian genocide Mount Lebanon starvation Unification of Saudi Arabia Simko Shikak revolt 1919 Egyptian revolution Turkish War of Independence Anglo-Turkish...
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  • regular troops captured Şerif, the leader of the Shekifti subtribe of the Shikak Kurds and long-standing plague for both the government and the Armenians...
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  • movements in Tabriz, Mashhad and the Jangalis in Gilan. The campaign against Simko and the Kurds was less successful and lasted well into 1922, though eventually...
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    Assyrian genocide Mount Lebanon starvation Unification of Saudi Arabia Simko Shikak revolt 1919 Egyptian revolution Turkish War of Independence Anglo-Turkish...
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  • Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979) Simko Shikak revolt (1926) Iran Assyrian volunteers Assyrian levies Irregular Kurdish militias Shikak tribesmen Herki tribesmen...
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    revolts in 1925, 1930, and 1937–1938, while Iran in the 1920s suppressed Simko Shikak at Lake Urmia and Jaafar Sultan of the Hewraman region, who controlled...
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    Baban Modern Kurdistansky Uyezd Kurdish rebellions during World War I Simko Shikak revolt Koçgiri Rebellion Ararat rebellion Dersim Rebellion Kingdom of...
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  • Jungle Rebellion 1919–1922 Simko Shikak revolt 1921 coup d'état 1921 Azerbaijan Crisis 1924 Sheikh Khazal rebellion 1926 Shikak revolt 1939–1945 Anglo-Soviet...
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    Assyrian genocide Mount Lebanon starvation Unification of Saudi Arabia Simko Shikak revolt 1919 Egyptian revolution Turkish War of Independence Anglo-Turkish...
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    Assyrian genocide Mount Lebanon starvation Unification of Saudi Arabia Simko Shikak revolt 1919 Egyptian revolution Turkish War of Independence Anglo-Turkish...
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