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Simko Shikak

1887 - 1930

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Ismail Agha Shikak (Kurdish: ئیسماعیل ئاغا شکاک, Îsmaîl Axayê Şikak), also known as Simko (Kurdish: سمکۆ, Simko; 1887–1930), was a Kurdish chieftain of the Shekak tribe. He was a nationalist warlord who controlled significant land and led thousands of Kurdish rebels who defeated the Iranian army on several occasions. He also led ethnic conflicts against Assyrians and Azerbaijanis. He was later assassinated by the Iranian government in 1930. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simko Shikak is the 6,816th most popular politician (down from 6,375th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Iran (down from 191st in 2019) and the 106th most popular Iranian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Simko Shikak ranks 6,816 out of 19,576. Before him are Tomás Estrada Palma, Pleistoanax, Mobon of Goguryeo, Alexander II Zabinas, Frederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg, and Gregor Gysi. After him are Stephen VIII Báthory, Armin Laschet, Anton Korošec, Eben Dönges, Philémon Yang, and Angelica Balabanoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Simko Shikak ranks 79. Before him are Marcus Garvey, Paul Wittgenstein, Ernst Hanfstaengl, Tetsu Katayama, Hugo Steinhaus, and Raoul Walsh. After him are Vasily Chapayev, Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, Kazimierz Fajans, Hitoshi Ashida, Friedrich Zander, and François Faber. Among people deceased in 1930, Simko Shikak ranks 43. Before him are Silvio Gesell, Vladimir Arsenyev, Rafael Merry del Val, Yang Kaihui, Giulio Douhet, and Otto Sverdrup. After him are Theodor Nöldeke, John Russell, José Carlos Mariátegui, Paul Émile Appell, Eduard Meyer, and Constantine VI of Constantinople.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Simko Shikak ranks 194 out of 631. Before him are Barbara (null), Al-Baydawi (1201), Arsames (-550), Abdullah Mirza (1433), Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi (1145), and Sati Beg (1300). After him are Quli Qutb Shah (1470), Mithridates IV of Parthia (null), Googoosh (1950), Orodes III of Parthia (-100), Amastrine (-400), and Baba Tahir (947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Simko Shikak ranks 106. Before him are Mehdi Bazargan (1907), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Timur Shah Durrani (1748), Arsames (-550), Abdullah Mirza (1433), and Sati Beg (1300). After him are Quli Qutb Shah (1470), Mithridates IV of Parthia (null), Orodes III of Parthia (-100), Amastrine (-400), Mandane of Media (-584), and Kiya Buzurg-Ummid (1062).

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