Battle of Shekar Yazi

Battle of Shekar Yazi
	Part of Simko Shikak revolt (1918–1922)
	; Map depicting Simko's revolts, including the Battle of Shekar Yazi
Date	21 January 1920
Location	Shekar Yazi, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran38°16′19″N 44°56′35″E / 38.2718068°N 44.9429702°E
Result	Kurdish victory Simko's forces maintained control until the 1921 Persian coup d'état and the coming to power of Reza Shah;
Belligerents
Qajar Iran	Kurdish forces Shikak tribe; Zibaris;
Commanders and leaders
Fathollah Khan Akbar; Amir Arshad †; Yavar Malekzadeh; Hasan Arfa; Lind Birck	Simko Shikak; Amar Khan Shikak; Fars Agha; Mahmud Agha
Units involved
	Iranian Gendarmerie
Strength
1,500 Gendarmerie; 3,000 Azerbaijani guerrillas; (total: 5,000 fighters);	200 chivalry
Casualties and losses
Heavy losses (includes killing of Amir Arshad, the commander)	Unknown

Battle of Shekar Yazi (Kurdish: شەڕی شەکەریاز, romanized: Şeřî Şekeriyaz) took place on 21 January 1920 between the forces of Simko Shikak, a Kurdish tribal leader, and the government of Iran. This confrontation was part of the broader Kurdish uprisings in early 20th-century Iran, during a period marked by regional unrest and efforts by Kurdish leaders to assert autonomy.