1949 Hazara Rebellion
Date1949
Location
Status Rebellion suppressed
Belligerents
Kingdom of Afghanistan Kingdom of Afghanistan Hazara rebels
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Afghanistan Mohammed Zahir Shah Qurban Zawar Executed

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. Ibrahimi, Niamatullah (2017). The Hazaras and the Afghan State: Rebellion, Exclusion and the Struggle for Recognition. Oxford University Press. p. 109. ISBN 9781849047074.
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