Mirza Younis Kuchik Khan (Gilaki: مئرزا کۊجي خان or ميرزا کۊچي خؤن; Persian: میرزا كوچک خان; common alternative spellings: Kouchek, Koochek, Kuchak, Kuchek, Kouchak, Koochak, Kuçek; October 12, 1880 – December 2, 1921) was an Iranian revolutionary leader and the president of the Gilan Socialist Soviet Republic. He was the founder of a revolutionary movement based in the forests of Gilan in northern Iran that became known as the Nehzat-e Jangal (The Jungle Movement). This uprising started in 1914 and remained active against internal and foreign enemies until 1921 when the movement was completely abandoned after the demise of Mirza Kuchak Khan.
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