| Conflict: | 1945 Hazara Rebellion |
| Date: | November 1945 – Spring 1946 |
| Place: | Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Status: | Hazara Rebel’s Demands met
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| Combatant1: | Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Combatant2: | Hazara rebels |
| Commander1: | Mohammed Zahir Shah |
| Commander2: | Ibrahim Khan |
The 1945 Hazara Rebellion was a rebellion by the Hazaras in the Kingdom of Afghanistan which occurred in 1945 and 1946. Its causes laid in the introduction of a new tax imposed only on the Hazaras.[1] It began in November 1945,[2] when Hazara Rebels under Ibrahim Khan, also known as "Bačča-Gāw-sawār" (Son of the bull rider) revolted against the local administration of Shahristan. After a siege lasting for about a week, the district, as well as arms and ammunition, fell into the hands of the rebels.
There are two different accounts as to how the rebellion ended: According to Encyclopædia Iranica, the Afghan government sent a force to pacify the region and subsequently withdrew the tax. According to Niamatullah Ibrahimi, it ended in spring 1946, when Mohammed Zahir Shah sent a delegation to the rebels, offering to lift the tax if the rebels laid down their arms, which was accepted.