Dad Shah

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]

Mir Dad Shah
دادشاه‎
Nationality Iranian
OccupationFarmer
Known forParticipating in the Balochistan insurgency against the Iranian state

See also

References

  1. "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
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