Battle of Uruzgan

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Battle of Uruzgan (1893)
Uruzgan in modern day Afghanistan
Result

Afghan victory[1]

  • Massacre of Hazara people[2]
  • Fall of the Hazarajat capital
Belligerents Afghanistan Afghanistan Hazara TribesCommanders and leaders Abdur Rahman Khan
Ghulam Haidar Khan Charkhi
Saad Uddin Khan
Abdullah Khan
Amir Mohammad Khan Natabi
Abdul Qodos Khan
Colonel Farhad Hussain Khan Hazara (POW)[3]
Rasul Khan (POW)
Tajei Khan (POW)Strength Unknown Unknown

The Battle of

Afghan Turkistan and Balkh Province, but were not allowed to return to Uruzgan
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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

References

  1. ^ "The life of Abdur Rahman, Amir of Afghanistan". 1900.
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  3. ^ "The life of Abdur Rahman, Amir of Afghanistan". 1900.
  4. ^ "Hazara Battle in Urozgan". New York Times. October 2, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  5. ^ Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.