Mohammad Taqi Pessian

Mohammad-Taqi Pessian
Service/branch
Years of service1907–1921
RankColonel
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsIron Cross
President of Autonomous Government of Khorasan
In office
2 April 1921 – 3 October 1921
Personal details
Born1892
Tabriz, Sublime State of Persia
Died3 October 1921(1921-10-03) (aged 28–29)
Quchan, Persia
Resting placeTomb of Nader Shah
Political partyDemocrat Party

Mohammad-Taqi Khan Pessian (Persian: محمدتقی‌خان پسیان; 1892 – 3 October 1921), more commonly known as Colonel Pessian, was an Iranian gendarme, fighter pilot and warlord who formed and led the short-lived Autonomous Government of Khorasan in 1921. He was killed in a battle with forces sent by Ahmad Qavam, the prime minister at the time.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Stephanie Cronin, "PESYĀN, MOḤAMMAD-TAQI KHAN" Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, 2016, available at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/pesyan-mohammad-taqi-khan (accessed on 16 May 2016).
  2. ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
  3. ^ Анвар Чингизоглы.Пусиянский род, Баку, "Мутарджим", 2013, 156 ст.ISBN 978-9952-28-121-7.

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