Kurdish state (1918–1919)
Kurdish state | |||||||||||
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| 1918–1919 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Sulaymaniyah | ||||||||||
| Official languages | Kurdish | ||||||||||
| Demonym | Kurd | ||||||||||
| hukumdar (governor), then "Ruler of all Kurdistan" | |||||||||||
• 1918-1919 | Mahmud Barzanji | ||||||||||
| Political officer | |||||||||||
• 1918-1919 | Edward Noel | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 25 October 1918 | ||||||||||
• Barzanji designated as governor of Area B | 1 December 1918 | ||||||||||
• Anti-British Rebellion | 23 May 1919 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 28 June 1919 1919 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Kurdistan Region, Iraq | ||||||||||
The Kurdish state was an autonomous government in Southern Kurdistan that existed from October 1918 to June 1919. Though it was initially subordinate to Britain, it was eventually dissolved following an anti-British rebellion.