Timeline of Kurdish uprisings

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DateUprisingLocationResult
838–841 [1] Kurdish Dasni tribe uprising against the AbbasidsAbbasid banner.svg Abbasid Caliphate Suppressed
955–1071 [2] [3] [4] War against the Musafirid. Rawadid dynasty Victory
990–1085Kurdish uprising The Marwanids Victory, led to the birth of the Marwanids dynasty
1506–1510Kurdish-Yazidi uprising against the Safavids [5] Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Persia Suppressed when the Yazidi leader, Shír Ṣárim, was defeated in battle.
1609–1610 Battle of Dimdim [6] Safavid Flag.svg Safavid Persia Suppressed
1770-1771Bedagh Beg Rebellion [7] [a] Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1775 Bajalan uprising [8] Zand Dynasty flag.svg Zand dynasty Suppressed
1806–1808 Baban uprising [9] Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1517-1844).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1812 Babanzâde Ahmed Pasha Rebellion  [ tr ]Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1830-1833 Yezidi Rebellion  [ tr ]Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1830–1838 Mir Muhammed Rebellion Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1838Han Mahmud Rebellion [10] Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1838Sait Beg Rebellion [11] [12] Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1839Garzan Uprising [13] Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1845-1847 1847 Bedirkhan revolt Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1854–1855 Yezdanşêr's uprisingFlag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1877–1878 Osman Pasha Bedirkhan Revolt Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1880–1881 Revolt by Sheikh Ubeydullah of Nehri against the Qajars. [14] [15] Early 20th Century Qajar Flag.svg Qajar Persia

Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire

Defeat
1889Emin Ali Bedirkhan Revolt [16] Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1907 Bitlis Uprising (1907) Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1908-1911 Hamawand rebellion Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Supressed
Early March – 4 April 1914 Bitlis uprising (1914) Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire Suppressed
1914 – 1918 Kurdish rebellions during World War I Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire
  • Establishment of a quasi-independent Kurdish state until 1919
1919–1922 – First Mahmud Barzanji RevoltFirst Mahmud Barzanji revolt Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Kingdom of Iraq Suppressed
1918–1922First Simko Shikak revolt Flag of Persia (1910).svg Qajar Persia Suppressed
1918–present Iraqi–Kurdish conflict Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Ongoing
1918–present Kurdish–Iranian conflict Flag of Persia (1910).svg Qajar Persia Ongoing
1919Ali Batı Rebellion [17] Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Suppressed
1919-1920 Surchi revolt Iraq Levies Suppressed
1920Cemil Çeto Uprising Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Suppressed
1920 Milli Tribe Rebellion Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Suppressed
6 March – 17 June 1921 Koçgiri rebellion Ottoman flag alternative 2.svg Turkey Suppressed
November 1922 – July 1924Second Mahmud Barzanji revolt Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Kingdom of Iraq, Flag of kurdistan-1922 1924.svg Kingdom of Kurdistan Suppressed
August 1924 Beytüşşebab rebellion Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Suppressed
8 February – March 1925 Sheikh Said rebellion [14] Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Suppressed
1926Second Simko Shikak revolt Flag of Persia (1910).svg Pahlavi Persia Suppressed, Simko Shikak flees to Mandatory Iraq
1926Koçuşağı Rebellion [18] [19] Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Suppressed
1927 Mutki UprisingFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Suppressed
22 May – 3 August 1929Asi Resul Rebellion [20] Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Suppressed
September 1929Tendürek UprisingsFlag of Turkey.svg Turkey Suppressed
October 1927 – September 17, 1930First, second and third Ararat rebellion [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] Kurdish flag (1932).png Republic of Ararat, Flag of Turkey.svg Republic of Turkey Suppressed, Republic of Ararat disbanded.
1930 Tutaklı Ali Can Rebellion  [ tr ] Flag of Turkey.svg Republic of Turkey Suppressed
1931 Jafar Sultan revolt Flag of Persia (1910).svg Iran Suppressed
1931–1932 Ahmed Barzani revolt Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Kingdom of Iraq Suppressed, low-level insurgency continues through 1933, another revolt by Barzanis erupts in 1943
1935 Yazidi revolt of 1935 Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Mandatory Iraq Suppressed
20 March – November, 1937 and 2 January – December, 1938 Dersim rebellion Flag of Turkey.svg Republic of Turkey Revolt suppressed, Turkey would, inresponse, begin the Dersim Genocide.
1941–1944 Hama Rashid revolt Flag of Persia (1910).svg Pahlavi Iran Suppressed, Hama Rashid driven into Iraq
1943 1943 Barzani revolt Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Kingdom of Iraq Suppressed
November 1945 – December 15, 1946 Iran crisis of 1946 [26] State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Pahlavi Iran, Flag of the Republic of Mahabad.svg Republic of Mahabad Creation of the Soviet-backed Republic of Mahabad, revolt later suppressed
1948-1952 Penjwen Revolt Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Kingdom of Iraq Suppressed
11 September 1961 – 1970 First Iraqi–Kurdish War Flag of Iraq 1959-1963.svg Republic of Iraq Stalemate, led to the Iraqi-Kurdish Autonomy Agreement of 1970
1967 1967 Kurdish revolt in Iran State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Pahlavi Iran Suppressed
April 1974 – 1975 Second Iraqi–Kurdish War Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg Iraq Suppressed, the Iraqi government re-establishes control over Kurdistan
1976–1978 PUK insurgency Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg Iraq Long-term Iraqi victory , led to the Kurdish rebellion of 1983
1979 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran Flag of Iran.svg Iran Suppressed
1983–1986 Kurdish rebellion of 1983 Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg Iraq Indecisive, led to the Anfal Genocide.
15 August 1984 – 12 May 2025 Kurdish–Turkish conflict Flag of Turkey.svg Republic of Turkey Ceasefire [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]
1986–1996 KDPI insurgency Flag of Iran.svg Government of Iran Suppressed; KDPI announces unilateral cease-fire in 1996
1 March – 5 April 1991 1991 Iraqi uprisings Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Ba'athist Iraq, Flag of Kurdistan.svg Kurdistan Region Iraqi military victory; establishment of the Kurdish Autonomous Republic, also known as Iraqi Kurdistan
March 2004 2004 Qamishli riots Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Suppressed
1 April 2004–present Iran–PJAK conflict Flag of Iran.svg Iran Ongoing
19 July 2012–present Rojava conflict of the Syrian civil war Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Kurdish fighters have taken control of 365 towns and villages in Syrian Kurdistan and 2 districts in Aleppo by September 2012. [34]
24 July 2015 – 12 May 2025 Kurdish–Turkish conflict Flag of Turkey.svg Republic of Turkey Ceasefire
19 April 2016 – present Western Iran clashes Flag of Iran.svg Iran Ongoing
24 August 2016 – present Turkish military intervention in Syria Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Ongoing
15 – 27 October 2017 2017 Iraqi-Kurdish conflict Flag of Kurdistan.svg Kurdistan Region Iraqi victory, Kurdistan Region loses territory including Sinjar, Kirkuk and Khanaqin.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Yezidi Rebellion

References

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