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Chieftain and General
Simko Shikak
Chieftain and General Simko Shikak
سمکۆی شکاک ; Simkoyê Şikak
Born	Ismail Agha Shikak; 1887; Chehriq, Urmia County, Iran
Died	July 19, 1930 (aged 43); Oshnavieh
Cause of death	Surprise ambush and assassination by Imperial Iranian Armed Forces
Nationality	Kurdish
Citizenship	Qajar Iran, and later Pahlavi Iran
Known for	Simko Shikak revolt (1918–1922)
Title	Chieftain of the Shekak tribe, and General of the Shekak forces.
Predecessor	Cewer Agha
Successor	Abolished title
Family	Shekak

Simko Shikak^[a] born 1887, was a Kurdish chieftain of the Shekak tribe. He was born into a prominent Kurdish feudal family based in Chihriq castle located near the Baranduz river in the Urmia region of northwestern Iran. By 1920, parts of Iranian Azerbaijan located west of Lake Urmia were under his control.^[1] He led Kurdish farmers into battle and defeated the Iranian army on several occasions.^[2] The Iranian government had him assassinated in 1930.^[3] Simko took part in the massacre of the Assyrians of Khoy^[4] and instigated the massacre of 1,000 Assyrians in Salmas.^[5]

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^ C. Dahlman, "The Political Geography of Kurdistan", Eurasian Geography and Economics, pp. 271-299, No.4, Vol.43, 2002. p.283
^ B. O'Leary, J. McGarry,The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq, University of Pennsylvania Press, 355 pp., ISBN 0-8122-1973-2 (see p.7)
^ M. M. Gunter, The Kurdish Question in Perspective, World Affairs, pp. 197-205, No.4, Vol. 166, Spring 2004. (see p.203)
^ John Joseph, "The Modern Assyrians of the Middle East: Encounters With Western Christian Missions, Archaeologists, and Colonial Power (Studies in Christian Mission) (Hardcover)", BRILL, 2000. p. 147: "Simko and his men had escaped to Khoi where they took part in the massacre of Assyrians
^ Maria T.O’Shea (2004). Trapped Between the Map and Reality: Geography and Perceptions of Kurdistan. New York. p. 100. ISBN 0-415-94766-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] C. Dahlman, "The Political Geography of Kurdistan", Eurasian Geography and Economics, pp. 271-299, No.4, Vol.43, 2002. p.283

[3] B. O'Leary, J. McGarry,The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq, University of Pennsylvania Press, 355 pp., ISBN 0-8122-1973-2 (see p.7)

[4] M. M. Gunter, The Kurdish Question in Perspective, World Affairs, pp. 197-205, No.4, Vol. 166, Spring 2004. (see p.203)

[5] John Joseph, "The Modern Assyrians of the Middle East: Encounters With Western Christian Missions, Archaeologists, and Colonial Power (Studies in Christian Mission) (Hardcover)", BRILL, 2000. p. 147: "Simko and his men had escaped to Khoi where they took part in the massacre of Assyrians

[6] Maria T.O’Shea (2004). Trapped Between the Map and Reality: Geography and Perceptions of Kurdistan. New York. p. 100. ISBN 0-415-94766-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Chieftain and General Simko Shikak
سمکۆی شکاک Simkoyê Şikak

Born	Ismail Agha Shikak 1887 (1887) Chehriq, Urmia County, Iran
Died	(1930-07-19)July 19, 1930 (aged 43) Oshnavieh
Cause of death	Surprise ambush and assassination by Imperial Iranian Armed Forces
Nationality	Kurdish
Citizenship	Qajar Iran, and later Pahlavi Iran
Known for	Simko Shikak revolt (1918–1922)
Title	Chieftain of the Shekak tribe, and General of the Shekak forces.
Predecessor	Cewer Agha
Successor	Abolished title
Family	Shekak

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