Timeline of Kurdish uprisings
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Pre 19th century
- 1506-1510 - The Yazidis uprising against the Safavids http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?file=90001014&ct=16&rqs=573&rqs=596.
- 1609 - Battle of DimdimBattle of DimDimThe Battle of DimDim is the name for the battle between the Safavid Empire and the Sunni Kurds of Ottoman Empire between 1609 and 1610.-Location:...
- Amir Khan LepzerinAmir Khan LepzerinEmîr Xan Lepzêrîn was a Kurdish ruler of Bradost near Urmia. In 1609 he rebuilt the ruined structure of the Dimdim castle. He tried to get more independence of his expanding principality in the face of both Ottoman and Safavid penetration into the region...
(Emîrxan Lepzêrîn) (The Golden hand Khan), against Safavid Empire.http://www.iranica.com/articles/v7/v7f4/v7f446.html - 1775 - Bajalan uprising against the ZandZand dynastyThe Zand dynasty ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century.- Karim Khan Zand :The dynasty was founded by Karim Khan, chief of the Zand tribe which was Lur or Lak deportees. Modern scholarships such as Wadie Jwaideh suggested his Kurdishness. He became one of Nader Shah's generals...
Dynasty (http://www.iranica.com/articles/search/searchpdf.isc?ReqStrPDFPath=/home1/iranica/articles/v3_articles/bajalan&OptStrLogFile=/home/iranica/public_html/logs/pdfdownload.html, p.533).
19th century
- 1806-1808 - BabanBabanBaban were a Kurdish principality and ruling family originating from Darishmana in the region of Pijder. The founder of the dynasty and its first ruler was Fakih Ahmed a descendent of the ancient house of Soran. He also had a brother named Khidder Ahmed who lived with him...
uprising - Abdurrahman Pasha (http://www.slis.indiana.edu/faculty/meho/meho-bibliography-2001.pdf, p.9). - 1829 - Cîzre uprising
- 1833 - Prince Mohammad of SoranSoran EmirateSoran was a Kurdish emirate that was established in 1816. It ruled over the northeastern part of Kurdistan until it was removed by Ottoman troops in 1835. Its capital for most of that time was the city of Rawanduz....
uprising (http://www.slis.indiana.edu/faculty/meho/meho-bibliography-2001.pdf, p.9). - 1837 - Yazidis uprising, Sîncar uprising.
- 1843 - The first Botan uprising, Bedr Khan Bey uprising http://3.1911encyclopedia.org/K/KU/KURDISTAN_PROV_.htm.
- 1843 - Culemerg uprising
- 1847 - Bedirhan uprising (http://www.slis.indiana.edu/faculty/meho/meho-bibliography-2001.pdf, p.9).
- 1855 - Yezdan Sher uprising (http://www.slis.indiana.edu/faculty/meho/meho-bibliography-2001.pdf, p.9).
- 1880-1881 - Shaikh Ubeydullah of Nehri uprising against the Qajarshttp://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2267/is_1_70/ai_102140955/pg_25, http://3.1911encyclopedia.org/K/KU/KURDISTAN_PROV_.htm.
Ottomans and Qajar era
- 1916, March - The first Dersim uprising
- 1919, 11 May - Ali Batti (Elîkê Bettê) uprising
- 1919, 21 May - Mahmud BarzanjiMahmud BarzanjiSheikh Mahmud Barzanji or Mahmud Berzenji was the leader of several Kurdish uprisings against the British Mandate of Iraq. He was sheikh of a Qadiriyah Sufi family from the city of Sulaymaniyah, which is now in Iraqi Kurdistan...
uprising - 1919-1922 - Rebellion of Ismail Simko (or Simqu) in Iranian KurdistanIranian KurdistanIranian Kurdistan is an unofficial name for the parts of Iran inhabited by Kurds and has borders with Iraq and Turkey. It includes Kurdistan Province, Kermanshah Province, Ilam Province and parts of West Azerbaijan province....
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2267/is_1_70/ai_102140955/pg_25. - 1920 - Koçgirî uprising (see Kurds in TurkeyKurds in TurkeyEthnic Kurds compose a significant portion of the population in Turkey . Unlike the Turks, the Kurds speak an Indo-European language...
).
Post Ottoman empireOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
- 1924, 4 September - Beytüşşebab uprising
- 1925, 14 February-31 May - Shaikh Said PiranShaikh Said PiranSheikh Said of Palu or Piran was a Kurdish Sheikh, known for the Sheikh Said Rebellion....
uprising http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2267/is_1_70/ai_102140955/pg_16. - 1925, 10 June - Nehrî uprising
- 1925, 7 August- 1926 - Raman û Reşkotan uprising
- 1926, 21 January - Hazro uprising
- 1926, 16 May - 17 June - The first Agiri uprising (see Kurds in TurkeyKurds in TurkeyEthnic Kurds compose a significant portion of the population in Turkey . Unlike the Turks, the Kurds speak an Indo-European language...
). - 1926, 7 October - Koçuşağı uprising
- 1927, 26 May - 25 August - Mutkî uprising.
- 1927, 13 September - The second Agiri uprising (see Kurds in TurkeyKurds in TurkeyEthnic Kurds compose a significant portion of the population in Turkey . Unlike the Turks, the Kurds speak an Indo-European language...
). - 1927 - Biçar uprising
- 1928 - Sason-Perwarî-Kozluk uprising
- 1929, 22 May-3 August - Zîlan uprising
- 1929, 6 July - Asi Resul uprising
- 1929 - Tendûrek uprising
- 1930, 26 May - Savur uprising
- 1930, 20 June - Zeylan uprising
- 1930, 21 July - Oramar uprising
- 1930, 7-14 September - The third Agiri uprising http://members.tripod.com/~zaza_kirmanc/research/paul.htm
- 1930, September - second Mahmud BarzanjiMahmud BarzanjiSheikh Mahmud Barzanji or Mahmud Berzenji was the leader of several Kurdish uprisings against the British Mandate of Iraq. He was sheikh of a Qadiriyah Sufi family from the city of Sulaymaniyah, which is now in Iraqi Kurdistan...
uprising - 1930, 24 October - Pülümür uprising
- 1931, November - Shaikh Ahmed Barzani uprising
- 1937, 21 March-1938, 16 July - Second Dersim uprising (see Kurds in TurkeyKurds in TurkeyEthnic Kurds compose a significant portion of the population in Turkey . Unlike the Turks, the Kurds speak an Indo-European language...
).
World War II until present
- 1941-1944, Hama Rashid's Revolt in Iranian KurdistanIranian KurdistanIranian Kurdistan is an unofficial name for the parts of Iran inhabited by Kurds and has borders with Iraq and Turkey. It includes Kurdistan Province, Kermanshah Province, Ilam Province and parts of West Azerbaijan province....
. - 1946, Republic of MahabadRepublic of MahabadThe Republic of Mahabad , officially known as Republic of Kurdistan and established in Iranian Kurdistan, was a short-lived, Kurdish government that sought Kurdish autonomy within the limits of the Iranian state. The capital was the city of Mahabad in northwestern Iran...
. - 1961, 11 September - military struggle in Iraqi KurdistanIraqi KurdistanIraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
against Iraqi government. - 1979- 1983, Iranian KurdistanIranian KurdistanIranian Kurdistan is an unofficial name for the parts of Iran inhabited by Kurds and has borders with Iraq and Turkey. It includes Kurdistan Province, Kermanshah Province, Ilam Province and parts of West Azerbaijan province....
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2267/is_1_70/ai_102140955/pg_26. - 1984, 15 August - PKK List of designated terrorist organizations
- 1991, SpringSpring (season)Spring is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition period between winter and summer. Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and broadly to ideas of rebirth, renewal and regrowth. The specific definition of the exact timing of "spring" varies according to local climate, cultures and...
- Iraqi KurdistanIraqi KurdistanIraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr... - 1992 March 5, The city of Rania
- 1992 March 5, The city of Sulaymania
- 1992 March 21-March 22, The most symbolic city of KirkukKirkukKirkuk is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate.It is located in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, north of the capital, Baghdad...
- 2004 March, Western Kurdistan
- 2005 SummerSummerSummer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...
, Iranian KurdistanIranian KurdistanIranian Kurdistan is an unofficial name for the parts of Iran inhabited by Kurds and has borders with Iraq and Turkey. It includes Kurdistan Province, Kermanshah Province, Ilam Province and parts of West Azerbaijan province.... - 2005, Turkish KurdistanTurkish KurdistanTurkish Kurdistan is an unofficial name for the southeastern part of Turkey, which is inhabited predominantly by ethnic Kurds. The area covers between 190,000 to 230,000 km² , or nearly a third of Turkey...
See also
- History of the KurdsHistory of the KurdsThe Kurds are an ethnic group who have historically inhabited the mountainous areas to the south of Caucasus , a geographical area collectively referred to as Kurdistan...
- Iranian KurdistanIranian KurdistanIranian Kurdistan is an unofficial name for the parts of Iran inhabited by Kurds and has borders with Iraq and Turkey. It includes Kurdistan Province, Kermanshah Province, Ilam Province and parts of West Azerbaijan province....
- Kurds in TurkeyKurds in TurkeyEthnic Kurds compose a significant portion of the population in Turkey . Unlike the Turks, the Kurds speak an Indo-European language...
- Iraqi KurdistanIraqi KurdistanIraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
- List of Kurdish dynasties and countries