Mahabad Republic

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Kurdish self-governing entity former country unrecognized state

The Mahabad Republic was a short-lived Kurdish self-governing state established in 1946 in northwestern Iran, often regarded as a key symbol of modern Kurdish nationalism.

Aliases (2)

Kurdish Republic of Mahabad ×1
Republic of Mahabad ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Kurdish self-governing entity → former country → unrecognized state →
alliedWith	Azerbaijan People's Government →
alsoKnownAs	Komarî Mehabad → Kurdish Republic of Mahabad → Republic of Mahabad →
capital	Mahabad →
commemoratedOn	Republic of Mahabad anniversary ceremonies →
commonName	Mahabad Republic →
country	Iran →
dissolved	1947 → December 1946 → January 1947 →
duration	short-lived →
established	1946 → 22 January 1946 →
ethnicGroup	Kurds →
ethnicMajority	Kurds →
eventAfterDissolution	execution of Qazi Muhammad →
flagUsed	Kurdish tricolor flag →
founder	Qazi Muhammad →
governmentType	republic →
headOfState	Qazi Muhammad →
historicalEra	Cold War → post–World War II period →
ideology	Kurdish nationalism →
leaderTitle	President →
legacy	important reference in Kurdish historiography → inspiration for Kurdish movements in Iran →
legislature	National Council →
locatedIn	northwestern Iran →
militaryWing	Peshmerga →
officialLanguage	Kurdish →
opposedBy	Imperial State of Iran → Mohammad Reza Pahlavi →
partOf	Kurdish independence movement history →
president	Qazi Muhammad →
reasonForCollapse	reoccupation by Iranian army → withdrawal of Soviet support →
region	Middle East →
religionMajority	Sunni Islam →
significance	symbol of modern Kurdish nationalism →
successor	Imperial State of Iran →
supportedBy	Soviet Union →
symbol	sun emblem →
territoryIncludes	Mahabad → parts of Iranian Kurdistan →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mahabad Republic ("Republic of Mahabad") → Mahabad Republic ("Kurdish Republic of Mahabad") →	alsoKnownAs
Mahabad Republic →	commonName
Kurds →	historicalEntity