Shakak clan
Is one of the Kurdish clans andThey live in Southern Kurdistan - Western Kurdistan - Northern Kurdistan - Eastern Kurdistan and In southern Kurdistan, this clan had an alliance with the Harki clan, Shkak clan is mentioned in the Book of Sharafnama, and According to the documents of the Ottoman archives, the number of the clan was
In 1518, it consisted of 191 cells
In 1523 it consisted of 189 khans
In 1554 it consisted of 285 khans
- According to the documents of the Ottoman archives, between the years 1860 and 1870, a section of this clan lived in the vicinity of Hakkari, and their leader was Muhammad Bey Bin Ali Bey, and he was receiving a salary from the Ottoman Empire amounting to 1,000 piastres. One of the most famous leaders of this clan was Simko Agha al-Shikaki
- In western Kurdistan they live in the Afrin region, and they have more than 37 villages in the Sharan district, and they work in agriculture
- In Northern Kurdistan they live in Dersim - #Mardin# - Erzincan - Adıman - #Sirnakh# - #Diyarbakir# - #Van#, The Ottoman traveler Olia Chalabi says that this clan embraces the Yazidi religion, Dr. Fritz, in his book The Kurds, says that the leadership of this clan is in Medina and belongs to Hamza Beg, Among the branches of this clan we mention:
1- Abdawi: They live in Eastern Kurdistan , and one of their famous leaders is Isa Khan, and they have a castle near Urmia, Among their famous leaders was Ali Khan, and he had two sons, Jaafar - Simko. In the year 1905, Jaafar was martyred in the city of Tabriz by the Persians. His brother Simko took over the leadership. Simko allied with the Russians and fought against the Iranian state, and he gained wide influence, and he was martyred at the hands of the Persians in 1930.
2- Hanari
3 - Sparks
4 - Bhutan
5- Corky
6- Cavannan
7- Phoenix
8- Dalan
9- Mamdi. [1] [2]