Battle of Uruzgan explained

Conflict:Second Battle of Uruzgan (1893)
Place:Uruzgan in modern day Afghanistan
Combatant1: Emirate of Afghanistan
Combatant2:Hazara tribes
Commander1:Abdur Rahman Khan
Ghulam Haidar Khan Charkhi
Saad Uddin Khan
Abdullah Khan
Amir Mohammad Khan Natabi
Abdul Qodos Khan
Colonel Farhad
Commander2:Hussain Khan Hazara[1]
Rasul Khan
Tajei Khan
Strength1:Unknown
Strength2:Unknown
Date:1893
Result:Afghan victory[2]

The Battle of Uruzgan took place in Uruzgan, Afghanistan during the reign of Amir Abdur Rahman in 1893 between the Hazaras and Abdul Rahman's army, which were government military forces and non-government forces, and the majority of which included the Pashtuns.[4] Thereafter, on Hazara defeat, the Hazaras were uprooted from Uruzgan by Abdur Rahman and Pashtun tribes were resettled in Uruzgan. Some Hazaras migrated to British India (Quetta) and Iran (Mashhad). In 1901, Amir Habibullah Khan granted amnesty to the migrated Hazaras and asked them to return. Some returning Hazaras were then resettled in Afghan Turkistan and Balkh Province, but were not allowed to return to Uruzgan.

Aftermath

A massive forced displacement happened, especially in Oruzgan and Dey Chopan and continued as lands were confiscated and populations were massacred, expelled or fled. Out of 132,000 families, 10,000 to 15,000 Hazara families fled the country to northern Afghanistan, Mashhad (Iran), and Quetta (Pakistan), and 7,000 to 10,000 Hazaras submitted to Abdur Rahman, and the rest fought until they were defeated.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The life of Abdur Rahman, Amir of Afghanistan . 1900 .
  2. Web site: The life of Abdur Rahman, Amir of Afghanistan . 1900 .
  3. Book: Education in West Central Asia . 978-1-4411-5521-4 . Ahmed . Mah-E-Rukh . 15 August 2013 . A&C Black .
  4. Web site: Hazara Battle in Urozgan . New York Times . October 2, 1892 . August 5, 2011 . 1.
  5. Web site: Foundation . Encyclopaedia Iranica . Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica . 2023-04-28 . iranicaonline.org . en-US.