Battle of Shekar Yazi

Battle of Shekar Yazi
	Part of Simko Shikak revolt (1918–1922)
	; Map depicting Simko's revolts, including the Battle of Shekar Yazi
Date	21 January 1920
Location	Shekar Yazi, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran38°16′19″N 44°56′35″E / 38.2718068°N 44.9429702°E
Result	Kurdish victory Simko's forces maintained control until the 1921 Persian coup d'état and the coming to power of Reza Shah;
Belligerents
Qajar Iran	Kurdish forces Shikak tribe; Zibaris;
Commanders and leaders
Fathollah Khan Akbar; Amir Arshad †; Yavar Malekzadeh; Hasan Arfa; Lind Birck	Simko Shikak; Amar Khan Shikak; Fars Agha; Mahmud Agha
Units involved
	Iranian Gendarmerie
Strength
1,500 Gendarmerie; 3,000 Azerbaijani guerrillas; (total: 5,000 fighters);	200 chivalry
Casualties and losses
Heavy losses (includes killing of Amir Arshad, the commander)	Unknown

Battle of Shekar Yazi (Kurdish: شەڕی شەکەریاز, romanized: Şeřî Şekeriyaz) took place on 21 January 1920 between the forces of Simko Shikak, a Kurdish tribal leader, and the government of Iran. This confrontation was part of the broader Kurdish uprisings in early 20th-century Iran, during a period marked by regional unrest and efforts by Kurdish leaders to assert autonomy.^[4]

Battle

Iranian forces attacked from the mountains around Salmas and Urmia and entered Salmas and the regions under Samko's rule.^[5] When Simko saw the enemy forces advancing by capturing the front lines, he immediately ordered Amar Khan Shikak and his cavalry to attack the enemy positions in the Shekar Yazi plains, which the commander of the Iranian forces, Amir Arshad, was stationed there. Under Simko's orders, Amar Khan, along with a force of 200 Kurdish Zibaris commanded by Mahmud Agha and Fars Agha, attacked the positions of Amir Arshad and after a heavy battle they were able to defeat the enemy army and kill Amir Arshad.^[6]

After the kelling of Amir Arshad, Iranian forces are left without a commander and the morale of the Iranian soldiers declines.^[7]^[8]

Aftermath

After the failure of Iranian forces to resist Simko forces and the defeat and dispersion of Iranian forces, caused a great reaction throughout Iran.^[9]

References

^ Azarbarzin, Dr Rouzbeh (2024-07-22). Reza Shah the Great: The Genius of the Era. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 979-8-3694-2539-8.
^ Arfa, Hassan (1965). Under Five Shahs.
^ R. Hawar 1995, p. 433.
^ جلال،, پژمان، (2007). فروپاشى ارتش شاهنشاهى: خاطرات سپهبد جلال پژمان، فرمانده لشکر شاهنشاهى (in Persian). نشر نامک،. ISBN 978-964-6895-65-2.
^ Qadri 2021, p. 123.
^ Qadri 2021, p. 307.
^ Qadri 2021, p. 124.
^ R. Hawar 1995, p. 434.
^ Qadri 2021, p. 125.

Sources

Qadri, Muhammed S. (2021). Emer Xanî Şikak: Le Serhelldanî Simkowe ta Komarî Kurdistan [Amar Khan Shikak: from the rise of Simko to the Kurdistan Republic] (PDF) (in Kurdish). Tehran, Iran: Kurdish Academy.
R. Hawar, Mohammed (1995). Îsimail Axay Şûkak u Bizûtinewey Netewayetî Kurd [Ismail Agha Shikak and the Kurdish National Movement] (PDF) (in Kurdish). Stockholm, Sweden: Apec Publishers.

[1] Azarbarzin, Dr Rouzbeh (2024-07-22). Reza Shah the Great: The Genius of the Era. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 979-8-3694-2539-8.

[2] Arfa, Hassan (1965). Under Five Shahs.

[FOOTNOTER._Hawar1995433-3] R. Hawar 1995, p. 433.

[4] جلال،, پژمان، (2007). فروپاشى ارتش شاهنشاهى: خاطرات سپهبد جلال پژمان، فرمانده لشکر شاهنشاهى (in Persian). نشر نامک،. ISBN 978-964-6895-65-2.

[FOOTNOTEQadri2021123-5] Qadri 2021, p. 123.

[FOOTNOTEQadri2021307-6] Qadri 2021, p. 307.

[FOOTNOTEQadri2021124-7] Qadri 2021, p. 124.

[FOOTNOTER._Hawar1995434-8] R. Hawar 1995, p. 434.

[FOOTNOTEQadri2021125-9] Qadri 2021, p. 125.

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