First Battle of Uruzgan

Battle of Uruzgan (9 August 1892)
Part of 1888–1893 Hazara uprisings
DateAugust 9, 1892
Location
Uruzgan
Result

Hazara Victory

  • Capture of the Afghan fort
  • Massacre of Afghan troops
Belligerents
Uruzgani Hazaras Afghanistan Afghanistan
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Mohammad Khan Surrendered Executed Zabardast Khan Surrendered Executed
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Entire force
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The First Battle of Uruzgan took place in Uruzgan on August 9, 1892 between the Uruzgani Hazaras and the Kingdom of Afghanistan during the Hazara Uprisings.[1]

When the Afghan forces under the leadership of Brigadier Zabardast Khan, were challenged by a force of Uruzgani Hazaras, the Afghan forces suffered a decisive defeat in a fierce battle.

When the news of this defeat reached his brother, Faiz Mohammad Khan, he assembled another Afghan force and marched towards Uruzgan. There, he engaged the Uruzgani Hazaras in battle but suffered significant losses, losing 1,000 men. Following the defeat, Faiz retreated to a nearby Afghan fort, where he and his remaining troops were besieged by the Hazaras.

After enduring a month-long siege, Faiz Mohammad Khan ultimately surrendered to the Hazaras.[1] The Hazaras then took control of the fort, massacred the Afghan troops inside, and hunted down the remaining survivors.[1][2][3]

Aftermath

In response to the rebellion, the Emir declared a "jihad" against the Shias[4] and raised an army of up to 40,000 soldiers, 10,000 mounted troops, and 100,000 armed civilians (most of whom were the Pashtun nomads).[5] He also brought in British military advisers to train his army.[6]

The large army defeated the rebellion at its center, in Oruzgan, by late 1892 and the local population was massacred with some being displaced.

"thousands of Hazara men, and women were sold in the cities of Kabul and Qandahar, while numerous towers of human heads were made from the defeated rebels as a warning to others who might challenge the rule of the Amir".[5]

— S. A. Mousavi

Abdur Rahman ordered that all weapons of the Hazara be confiscated and for Sunni Mullahs to impose a Sunni interpretation of Islam.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Poladi, Hasan. The Hazaras. p. 216.
  2. ^ Secret and political letters and enclosures received in London from India. Unpublished manuscript, Vols. 25-91. London, 1880-1901
  3. ^ Khanov, Timor (1996). Rahimi, AzizAllah (ed.). Tarikh Milli Hazara (in Persian) (Translated ed.).
  4. ^ "World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples – Afghanistan: Hazaras". Refworld. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Iranica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Mousavi, Sayed Askar (1998) [1997]. The Hazaras of Afghanistan: An Historical, Cultural, Economic and Political Study. Richmond, NY: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-17386-5.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference afghanstaterebellion was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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