Khost rebellion (1912)

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Khost rebellion (1912)
Date2 May [note 1] – 14 August 1912 [note 2]
(3 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Location
Khost, Emirate of Afghanistan
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Flag of Afghanistan (1901-1919).svg  Emirate of Afghanistan

Rebel tribes

Commanders and leaders
 Jehandad Khan
Strength
4,000 regulars [7]
18,000 tribesmen [7] 		unknown

The Khost rebellion was a rebellion in Khost that took place in 1912 in the Emirate of Afghanistan, and was the only serious crisis during the reign of Habibullah Khan. [8]

Its causes laid in the "rapacity and exactions" [8] of Muhammad Akbar Khan, the local governor of the Khost district. [2] The rebellion, which was led by Jehandad Khan, [2] began on 2 May 1912, [note 1] when Mangal and Jadran tribesmen in Khost, Afghanistan rose up, [1] quickly overwhelmed various isolated garrisons, [2] and besieged Muhammad Akbar at Matun. [1] Later that month, they were joined by the Ghilzai. [8] Understanding the danger posed by the revolt, Habibullah sent Muhammad Nadir Khan to quell the rebellion. [2] Alongside regular infantry, Nadir was also aided by Tajik levies who were unlikely to show any sympathy to the rebels. [2] In the British Raj, tribesmen of the Kurram District were restricted from entering Afghanistan to aid the revolt. [3]

Muhammad Akbar eventually managed to break out of his besieged fort. [2] By the end of May, Nadir had forced the rebels to sue for peace, and Jehandad Khan had fled to the British Raj, where he unsuccessfully lobbied for a British intervention. [2] On 13 June, the rebellion was reported to be subsiding, [1] and peace negotiations were going on in that same month. [2] However, peace negotiations broke down, and in June 1912 fighting resumed. [2] It ended on 14 August 1912, [note 2] when the rebels surrendered after concessions were unexpectedly given by Afghan authorities, [8] which included the replacement of Muhammad Akbar Khan by a new governor, [2] Dost Muhammad. [9] Habibullah's decision to show clemency to the rebels laid in a desire to conciliate enemies inherited from his predecessors, and the understanding that his acceptance of western ideas and encouragement of modern technical improvements had undermined his own popularity. [8]

Notes

  1. 1 2 2 May 1912 is the start date used by Encyclopædia Britannica, [1] but W. Hale [2] and the Summary of the Administration of Lord Hardinge of Penhurst, November 1910 – March 1916 [3] say that it started in March 1912.
  2. 1 2 14 August 1912 is the end date used by Encyclopædia Britannica, [1] but the Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan states that the rebellion was suppressed in December. [4] W. Hale says that peace was restored "by the end of July". [2]

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