Kingdom of Kurdistan
| Kingdom of Kurdistan | ||||||||||
| Keyaniya Kurdistanê شانشینی کوردستان | ||||||||||
| Unrecognized state | ||||||||||
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| Capital | Sulaymaniyah | |||||||||
| Languages | Kurdish | |||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
| Malik | Mahmud Barzanji | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Qadir Barzanji | |||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | |||||||||
| • | Treaty of Sèvres | 10 August 1920 | ||||||||
| • | Proclaimed | September 1922 | ||||||||
| • | Treaty of Lausanne | 24 July 1923 | ||||||||
| • | Disestablished | July 1924 | ||||||||
| • | British Mandate of Mesopotamia | 3 October 1932 | ||||||||
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The Kingdom of Kurdistan refers to a short-lived unrecognized state proclaimed in the city of Sulaymaniyah following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Officially, the territory involved was under the jurisdiction of the British Mandate of Mesopotamia.
During the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Kurds in Iraq attempted to establish a semi-independent state. On at least one occasion they succeeded and formed the Kingdom of Kurdistan, which lasted from September 1922 until July 1924.
The Shaykh of the Qadiriyyah order of Sufis, the most influential personality in Southern Kurdistan, was appointed governor of the former sanjak of Duhok, but rallied against the British and declared an independent Kurdistan in May, 1919. He was defeated in June.
On the 10 October 1921, a statement was issued in Sulaymaniya, the capital of Kurdistan, to establish a Kurdish government. Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji declared himself as the King of the Kingdom of Kurdistan.
After the Treaty of Sèvres, which settled some territories, Sulaymaniya still remained under the direct control of the British High Commissioner. After the subsequent penetration of the Turkish "Özdemir" Detachment into the area, an attempt was made by the British to counter this by appointing Shaykh Mahmud governor again, in September 1922. The Shaykh revolted again, and in November declared himself King of the Kingdom of Kurdistan. Members of his cabinet included:
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