The uprising of the Iranian freedom-seekers, led by Mirza Kuchak Khan Jangali

Compiled By: Syed Ali Shahbaz
On June 5, 1920 AD, the uprising of the Iranian freedom-seekers, led by Mirza Kuchak Khan Jangali, against the suppressive rule of the Qajarid Dynasty and plunder of Iran by Britain, started. This uprising was organized by the committee of Islamic union, which was inspired by the ideas of thinkers such as Seyyed Jamal od-Din Assadabadi, Seyyed Abdur-Rahman Kavakebi, and Egypt’s Sheikh Mohammad Abduh.
Its goal was the solidarity of Islamic countries to stand up against the suppressive rulers and the infiltration of the foreign powers. Mirza Kuchak Khan, who witnessed that the situation in Iran is chaotic and the country is under the domination of foreign powers, with an inclination toward the idea of Islamic unity, organized military establishment, and struggled against domestic oppression and foreign colonialism to rescue Iran.
Despite the struggles of Mirza Kuchak Khan and his allies, a number of supporters of the Soviet Union's communist regime, who infiltrated the followers of Mirza Kuchak Khan, betrayed the Jangal Movement. Finally, the Jangal Movement, which was considered as one of the deep-rooted movements of that era, gradually deteriorated due to the differences of opinion of its leaders and the conspiracies of foreign colonial powers. Finally the last blow to this independence-seeking and anti-suppressive movement was dealt by Reza Khan Pahlavi.