Mir Muhammad's conquest of Mukryan

In 1829, Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz launched a military campaign against Qajar Iran, advancing deep into Persian-held territories. By 1835, his forces had successfully captured the entire Mukriyan region, a historically Kurdish area encompassing cities such as Mahabad, Bukan, Piranshahr, and Oshnavieh.^[1][2][3][4]

Mir Muhammad’s conquest of Mukryan
Part of Rawanduz Revolt
Date 1829-1835 Location Qajar Iran Result Soran victory
Belligerents
Soran Emirate	Qajar Iran
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz	Mohammad Shah Qajar
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Campaigns

In the early 1830s, the military campaigns led by Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz alarmed both the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Persia. His eastward expansion and incursions into Persian territory caused significant diplomatic tension between the two empires. These actions were seen as a direct challenge to Persian sovereignty over the Kurdish border regions.^[3][1]

In 1829, Amir Nizam (a powerful official in the Qajar court) sent a letter to Muhammad Rashid Pasha [the Ottoman Grand Vazir, from 1829–33], where he expressed his anxiety and anger about the actions of the Soran Pashas who had taken many Persian Kurdish villages, which included some areas of Mukiryan including some villages in Lajan, Sauj Bulag and Sardasht. Muhammad Pasha of Rewanduz had offended the Shah of Iran by making inroads on the side of Salmas and Uromiyah.^[1]

These offensives further deteriorated diplomatic relations between Qajar Iran and the Ottoman Empire. Muhammad Pasha’s aggressive expansionism was viewed not only as a threat to Persian interests but also as a destabilizing factor in the region.^[1][3]