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Mir Dad Shah (), also spelled Mir Daad Shah, was an
Iranian Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practic ...
Baloch farmer who lived in a village called Nillag within Iranian Balochistan. With the goal of securing an independent
Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...
and largely discontent with Iranian rule, Shah participated in a rebellion and armed insurgency against the
Shah of Iran The monarchs of Iran ruled for over two and a half millennia, beginning as early as the 7th century BC and enduring until the 20th century AD. The earliest Iranian king is generally considered to have been either Deioces of the Median dynasty () ...
,
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the last List of monarchs of Iran, Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown by the ...
, in the 1950s. He was killed in action during the insurgency.


See also

*
Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active hostilities began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for nearly eight years, unti ...
*
Insurgency in Balochistan The insurgency in Balochistan () is an ongoing insurgency by Baloch separatist insurgents and various Islamist militant groups against the governments of Iran in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan and Pakistan in the province of Baloch ...
** Insurgency in Sistan and Baluchestan (
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
) **
Iran–Pakistan relations Iran and Pakistan established relations on 14 August 1947, the day of the Pakistan Movement, independence of Pakistan, when Iran became the Foreign relations of Pakistan, first country to recognize Pakistan. Both countries remain close allies and ...
* '' Dadshah'' – a movie based on the farmer and rebel's life


References


Further reading

* Mordechai Nisan, ''Minorities in the Middle East: A History of Struggle and Self-Expression'', {{ISBN, 0786413751 Baloch politicians 1958 deaths Rebellions in Iran