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Battle of Miandoab

Battle of Miandoab was a battle fought in 1921 at Miandoab, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Miandoab. It was part of the Simko Shikak revolt, which ran from 1918 to 1922. The recorded result: Kurdish victory; Kurds took control of Miandoab; maintained in control until the 1921 Persian coup d'état and 1922 attacks.

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Fought1921
WhereMiandoab, Iran36.967N, 46.110E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeKurdish victory; Kurds took control of Miandoab; maintained in control until the 1921 Persian coup d'état and 1922 attacks.
BelligerentsQajar state; Pahlavi IranagainstSimko Shikak Revolt Kurdish forces; Shikak tribe; Mamash tribe
Casualties and losses200+ killed; 150 captured (most executed)andUnknown
Part ofSimko Shikak revolt1918 to 1922

Where it sits in the Simko Shikak revolt

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3 placed engagements of the Simko Shikak revolt in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1921 (year precision)
PlaceMiandoab, Iran
36.967N, 46.110E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthUnknown; After the battle; As of 7 April 1922: 1,200 Cavalry; 800 Infantry; 4 Artillery guns; 10 Machine guns4,000‒4,500 fighters; 1,000 Ottoman Kurds
Casualties and losses200+ killed; 150 captured (most executed)Unknown
Commanders
  • Fathollah Khan Akbar
  • Reza Shah
  • Simko Shikak
  • Amar Khan Shikak
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Placed at Miandoab; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Miandoab is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q134503290, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Miandoab, revision 1371211662, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.