Simko Shikak revolt (1918–1922)

Simko Shikak Revolt
	Part of 1921 Persian coup d'état and Kurdish separatism in Iran
	; Simko (center)
Date	1918 to 1922
Location	North-Western Iran
Result	Iranian victory New Iranian leadership led by Reza Khan suppresses the revolt in 1922; Another attempt by Simko in 1926;
Belligerents
Rebels Irregular Kurdish militias; Ottoman soldiers and mercenaries;	Iran Qajars (1919–1921); Assyrian levies Assyrian volunteers
Commanders and leaders
Simko Shikak; Seyyed Taha Shamzini	Reza Khan Mirpanj ; Amir Ershad † ; Major Malakzadeh † Agha Petros; Shimun XIX Benyamin X; Malik Khoshaba; Malik Yaqo
Strength
1,000 (early stage) – 5,000 (later stage); Several hundred Ottoman soldiers and Turkish mercenaries;	10,000
Casualties and losses
2,500 killed, captured and wounded	200 killed, captured and wounded
	Total: ~5,000 killed

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 Simko Shikak from the Shekak tribe.

After Brigadier-General Reza Khan deposed the Qajars in a 1921 coup, he defeated Simko Shikak as well as several prominent rebel commanders such as Kuchik Khan and Colonel Pessian during the Iranian events of 1921. The Shikak rebellion resulted in some 5,000 killed, including many Assyrian civilians, who were massacred by Simko's forces.

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