Battle of Uruzgan

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 settled 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.

Second Battle of Uruzgan (1893)
The execution of Hazaras by blowing from a gun by the Pashtun tribesmen
Date 1893 Location Uruzgan in modern day Afghanistan Result Afghan victory[1] Massacre of Hazara people[2] Fall of the Hazarajat capital
Belligerents
Emirate of Afghanistan	Hazara tribes
Commanders 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

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

• 1888–1893 Hazara uprisings
• Persecution of Hazaras

References

1. "The life of Abdur Rahman, Amir of Afghanistan". 1900.
2. Ahmed, Mah-E-Rukh (15 August 2013). Education in West Central Asia. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4411-5521-4.
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.