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Battle of Charah

Battle of Charah (1918)
Part of Persian campaign (World War I)

The Fortress of Charah
Date12–17 March 1918
Location
Kuhnashahir (modern day Tazeh Shahr), Salmas, Persia
Result

Assyrian victory[1][2][3]

  • Simko’s Mom and Niece were captured and taken to Urmia[7]
  • 150 Kurdish villages looted and destroyed[8]
Belligerents
Assyrian volunteers Kurdistan Region Shekak tribe
Commanders and leaders
Agha Petros
Malik Khoshaba
Dawid Mar Shimun
Malik Yaqo		 Kurdistan Region Simko Shikak (WIA)[9]
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
71 Killed

500 Killed[10]

The Battle of Charah (12–17 March 1918) or Charah Expedition took place between the Assyrian Volunteers led by Agha Petros and Malik Khsoshaba against Shekak tribesmen led by Simko Shikak in revenge for the assassination of Mar Benyamin Shimun. Simko Shikak, who was responsible for the murder of the Assyrian patriarch Mar Shimun was staying in the fortress. The fortress had never been conquered despite numerous attempts by the Iranian government.[11]

  1. ^ Kia, Mehrdad (2023). The Clash of Empires and the Rise of Kurdish Proto-Nationalism, 1905–1926 Ismail Agha Simko and the Campaign for an Independent Kurdish State. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 121.
  2. ^ Austin, H.H (1920). The Baqubah Refugee Camp An Account of Work on Behalf of the Persecuted Assyrian Christians. Faith press. p. 26.
  3. ^ Ainger, William (1922). The cradle of mankind; life in eastern Kurdistan. London, A. & C. Black, ltd. p. 381.
  4. ^ Ramadan Sonyel, Salahi (2001). The Assyrians of Turkey Victims of Major Power Policy. The University of Michigan. p. 116.
  5. ^ Kia, Mehrdad (2023). The Clash of Empires and the Rise of Kurdish Proto-Nationalism, 1905–1926 Ismail Agha Simko and the Campaign for an Independent Kurdish State. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 121.
  6. ^ Austin, H.H (1920). The Baqubah Refugee Camp An Account of Work on Behalf of the Persecuted Assyrian Christians. Faith press. p. 26.
  7. ^ Kia, Mehrdad (2023). The Clash of Empires and the Rise of Kurdish Proto-Nationalism, 1905–1926 Ismail Agha Simko and the Campaign for an Independent Kurdish State. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 121.
  8. ^ Giwargis, Michael. "كتاب; آغا بطرس – سنحاريب القرن العشرين / (ايضاح وتعليق) | Nala4U.com | صفحة 2". pp. 118–121.
  9. ^ Ramadan Sonyel, Salahi (2001). The Assyrians of Turkey Victims of Major Power Policy. The University of Michigan. p. 116.
  10. ^ Giwargis, Michael. "كتاب; آغا بطرس – سنحاريب القرن العشرين / (ايضاح وتعليق) | Nala4U.com | صفحة 2". pp. 118–121.
  11. ^ Ismael, Yaqo Malik (1964). Assyrians and Two World Wars: Assyrians from 1914 to 1945. Ramon Michael. p. 152.
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