Dad Shah
Mir Dad Shah | |
|---|---|
دادشاه | |
| Nationality | .svg.png){kind=small} Iranian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Known for | Participating in the Balochistan insurgency against the Iranian state |
Mir Dad Shah (Persian: دادشاه), also spelled Mir Daad Shah, was an Iranian Baloch farmer who lived in a village called Nillag within Iranian Balochistan. With the goal of securing an independent Balochistan and largely discontent with Iranian rule, Shah participated in a rebellion and armed insurgency against the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in the 1950s.[1] He was killed in action during the insurgency.
See also
- Iran–Iraq War
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Dadshah – a movie based on the farmer and rebel's life
References
- ^ "Killers' Capture in Wilds". Life. Vol. 42, no. 16. 22 April 1957. pp. 40–41. ISSN 0024-3019.
Further reading
- Mordechai Nisan, Minorities in the Middle East: A History of Struggle and Self-Expression, ISBN 0786413751