Alizai rebellion of 1923

Alizai rebellion of 1923
A map of modern-day Helmand Province, where the fighting took place.
Date June or July – December 1923 [note 1] (6 months) Location Zamindawar, Emirate of Afghanistan Result Government victory
Belligerents
Emirate of Afghanistan	Alizai rebels
Commanders and leaders
Amanullah Khan	Unknown

The Alizai rebellion of 1923 ^[5] was a rebellion by the Alizai tribe in the region of Zamindawar, in modern-day Helmand Province of the Emirate of Afghanistan, which took place in 1923. ^[6] The causes laid in opposition to the reforms of Amanullah Khan, ^[6] namely in regards to conscription and taxation. ^[1] The rebellion lasted 6 months, largely because none of the conscripted battalions in the south were willing to fight the Alizai. ^[6] Ultimately, the rebellion was defeated with troops from Herat, who executed rebel leaders and deported groups of Zamindawaris to Afghan Turkestan. ^[6]

See also

• Khost rebellion (1924–1925), uprising in Afghanistan that begun in the subsequent year

Notes

1. According to Survey of International Affairs, the rebellion started in summer 1923, ^[1] and according to An Intimate War: An Oral History of the Helmand Conflict, 1978–2012, the rebellion lasted 6 months. Since all sources agree that the rebellion took place in 1923, the earliest possible start date is 22 June (the date of summer solstice in Afghanistan in 1923 ^[2] ), while last possible start date is 1 July ^[3] (6 months after any later date would put the end date in 1924 ^[4] ).

References

1. Toynbee, Arnold; Toynbee, Veronica Boulter (1925). Survey of International Affairs. H. Milford, Oxford University Press. p. 566.
2. "Seasons in Kabul – First Day of Spring Season".
3. "Calculate Duration Between Two Dates – Results".
4. "Calculate Duration Between Two Dates – Results".
5. Beautement, Mark (2016). "Peace in whose time? Ripeness and local negotiated agreements" (PDF). p. 106.
6. Martin, Mike (2014-07-01). An Intimate War: An Oral History of the Helmand Conflict, 1978–2012. Oxford University Press. pp. 26, 27. ISBN   9780190237912.

Further reading

• Military report on Afghanistan. History, geography, ethnography, resources, armed forces, forts and fortified posts, administration, and communications Delhi: General Staff India, 1925. 1925. p. 143.