Sheikh Khazal rebellion

Sheikh Khazal rebellion
Part of Arab separatism in Khuzestan

The palace of Khazal in Shadegan
DateJuly 1922 – November 1924
Location
Sublime State of Persia
Result

Iranian victory

  • Rebellious Arab forces disbanded
  • Bakhtiaris defeated
  • Khazal arrested
  • Sheikhdom of Mohammerah abolished
Belligerents
Sublime State of Persia Emirate of Muhammara
Bakhtiari Tribesmen
Supported by:
 United Kingdom[1] (until mid-1924)
Commanders and leaders

Reza Shah

Fazlollah Zahedi		 Khazal ibn Jabir Al-Kabi
Youssef Khan Mujahid[2]
Strength
274 soldiers (1922)[3]
3,000 (1924)		 Several dozen Arab militiamen
Several hundred Bakhtiari militiamen
Casualties and losses
115 killed (1922)[3]

The Sheikh Khazal rebellion[4] refers to the 1924 Arab separatist[citation needed] uprising by Khazal al-Kabi, the Sheikh of Muhammara, in Iranian Khuzestan. The rebellion was quickly and efficiently suppressed by Reza Shah with minimal casualties, subduing the Bakhtiari tribes allied with Sheikh Khazal and resulting in his surrender and the end of Arab autonomy in Khuzestan.[5]

  1. ^ Price, M. (2005). Iran's Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook. ABC-CLIO. p. 159. ISBN 9781576079935. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  2. ^ Bakhtiary, A. M. The Last of the Khans: The Life of Morteza Quli Khan Samsam Bakhtiari. p155. [1]
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cronin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Price, M. Iran`s diverse peoples: a reference sourcebook. p.159. "... and finally supporting a rebellion by Shaykh Khazal." [2]
  5. ^ Yazdi, Leila Papoli (March 2013). "What He Thought...What He Did: An Archaeological Study of the Persian Gulf Coasts Colonial Sites of Sheikh Khazal Khan in the Early Twentieth Century". International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 17 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1007/s10761-013-0216-3. JSTOR 23352199. Retrieved 10 September 2023.