Dad Shah
| Dad Shah | |||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | Daad Shah, Mir Abdi,Overlords and Tribal Leaders | ||||
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| Unknow | Unknow | ||||
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| Unknow | Unknow | ||||
Mir Dad Shah or Mir Daad Shah (Persian: دادشاه) was a farmer who lived in Nillag village of Iranian Balochistan in the fifties. He hated Shah’s an oppressive administration which made him to pick up arms against shah. Daad Shah's wife Bibi Hatun also fought with him against his enemies. Dad Shah was support by Iraq through local Balochi politician Mir Abdi, who went into self-exile in Iraq for his people national struggle. In 1957, Daad Shah’s tribal chiefs who betrayed him and killed in a gun battle by Iranian Forces called him for negotiation. Mir Abdi persuaded by the Shah to return to Iran and gave privileges to stop his struggle for Baloch people.
The struggle came to an end by an agreement between Iran and Iraq, where Iran stopped support for the Kurdish struggle in Iraq, while Iraq deprived the Baloch from theirs.
Also see
- Iran-Iraq War
- Daadshah - a movie based on his life
External links
Futher Reading
- Mordechai Nisan Minorities in the Middle East: a history of struggle and self-expression, ISBN 0786413751