Dad Shah

Mir Dad Shah
دادشاه
Nationality	Iranian
Occupation	Farmer
Known for	Participating in the Balochistan insurgency against the Iranian state

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] He was killed in action during the insurgency.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Iran–Iraq War
• Insurgency in Balochistan
  • Insurgency in Sistan and Baluchestan (Iran)
  • Iran–Pakistan relations
• Dadshah – a movie based on the farmer and rebel's life

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