Sheikh Said Piran

Sheikh Said Piran (Zazaki: Şêx Saido Piranıj, Kurdish: Şêx Seîdê Pîran) (1865 in Hınıs - June 29, 1925 in Diyarbakır) was a leader of the Kurds in Turkey in 1925, known for the Sheikh Said Rebellion.

He was the member of a Zaza family originally from Piran, today's Dicle district of Diyarbakır Province. He was a revered sheikh of the Naqshbandi tariqah.

He was captured in mid-April 1925 and hanged with most of other rebel leaders.

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