1949 Hazara Rebellion Explained

Conflict:1949 Hazara Rebellion
Date:1949
Place:Kingdom of Afghanistan
Status:Rebellion suppressed
Combatant1: Kingdom of Afghanistan
Combatant2:Hazara rebels
Commander1: Mohammed Zahir Shah
Commander2:Qurban Zawar

The 1949 Hazara Rebellion was a rebellion by Hazara rebels in the region of Shahristan in the Kingdom of Afghanistan, which took place in 1949. It was suppressed by a military battalion led by the governor of Kabul, after which the leader of the rebellion, Qurban Zawar, was arrested. He was ordered to be executed under the direct commands of Mohammed Zahir Shah.[1]

References

  1. Book: Ibrahimi, Niamatullah. The Hazaras and the Afghan State: Rebellion, Exclusion and the Struggle for Recognition. 2017. Oxford University Press. 9781849047074. 109. en.