Luri tribal insurgency in Pahlavi Iran

Luri tribal insurgency in Pahlavi Iran

Iranian soldiers pose with executed Luri tribal chiefs during the 1922–1923 Khorramabad revolt
Date1921–1933 (main phase: 1922–1928), some sporadic revolts after
Location
Lur-populated regions of Iran (specifically in Lorestan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad, Khuzestan, and Fars provinces)
Result Iranian victory
Territorial
changes
Luristan brought under direct Iranian state control
Belligerents
Qajar Iran (until 1925)
Pahlavi Iran (after 1925)
Luri tribes
    • Luristani
      • Beyranvand
      • Mir
      • Amra'i
      • Selseleh
      • Bala Gariva
        • Sagvand
        • Qalavand
        • Judaki
        • Baharvand
        • Chegini
        • Papi
    • Bakhtiari
      • Haftlang
      • Chaharlang
    • Kohgiluyeh/Boyerahmadi
    • Mamasani

Several Kurdish tribes
Commanders and leaders
Reza Shah
Ahmad Amir-Ahmadi
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Sardar Assad Bakhtiari
Kay-Lohrasp Batoli
Ali Mardan Khan
Simko Shikak
Qadam Kheyr

The Luri tribal insurgency in Pahlavi Iran was a military conflict between several Lur tribes and the Iranian army under Reza Shah, who was initially the Minister of War for the Qajar government and later established the Pahlavi government. The campaign brought the Lurs, who had traditionally been nomadic pastoralists outside the control of the Iranian government, under direct Iranian control.