▁as ▁Abd ur ra za q ▁B adr k han ▁( B ed ir x an ) ▁and ▁Se yy ed ▁T aha ▁Gil ani ▁( grand son ▁of ▁She ikh ▁U ba id ul lah ▁N ah ri ▁who ▁had ▁revol ted ▁against ▁Iran ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ). ▁Se yy ed ▁T aha ▁was ▁a ▁Kur d ish ▁national ist ▁who ▁was ▁conduct ing ▁propag anda ▁among ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Kur ds ▁for ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁Iran ian ▁Kur dist an ▁and ▁Turkish ▁Kur dist an ▁in ▁an ▁independent ▁state . ▁ ▁Sim ko ▁Sh ik ak ▁revol t ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁under ▁the ▁pre text ▁of ▁meeting ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁co operation , ▁Sim ko ▁arranged ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁the ▁Ass y rian ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁patri arch , ▁Mar ▁Sh im un ▁XIX ▁Ben y amin , ▁amb ushing ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁ 1 5 0 ▁gu ards , ▁as ▁Mar ▁Sh im un ▁was ▁entering ▁his ▁carriage . ▁The ▁patri arch al ▁ring ▁was ▁st olen ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁patri arch ▁was ▁only ▁recovered ▁hours ▁later , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁eye - w it ness ▁account ▁of ▁Daniel ▁d - Mal ik ▁Is ma el . ▁ ▁By ▁summer ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Sim ko ▁had ▁established ▁his ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁west ▁of ▁Lake ▁U rm ia . ▁▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁government ▁in ▁Te h ran