| Purdil Khan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence | |
In office March 1929 – October 1929 | |
| Monarch | Habibullāh Kalakāni |
| Preceded by | Sayyid Husayn |
| Succeeded by | Unknown |
| Personal details | |
| Died | July 1930 modern-day Kapisa Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan |
| Political affiliation | Saqqawists |
Purdil Khan (died 1930) was a Saqqawist politician who served as minister of defence under Habibullāh Kalakāni during the Afghan Civil War of 1928–29, and briefly became the leader of the movement during a rebellion in July 1930.
Personal life[]
Purdil was the uncle of Habibullāh Kalakāni.[1]
Role in the 1928–29 civil war[]
Purdil was appointed field marshal of the Saqqawist Afghan army in January 1929, following the capture of Kabul.[2] By 24 March, Purdil had become minister of defense.[3]
After the Saqqawist capture of Kandahar, Purdil pleaded to Kalakani that Ali Ahmad Khan be spared, but this was refused.[4]
Purdil took command in the following battles:[3]
- Battle of Maydan, 24 March 1929. Saqqawist victory.[3]
- Battle of Shaykhabad, 9 April 1929. anti-Saqqawist victory.[5]
- Battle of Ghazni, 28 April 1929. Saqqawist victory.[6]
- Siege of Kalat, 19–23 May 1929. Saqqawist victory.[7]
- Capture of Kandahar, 31 May 1929. Saqqawist victory.[8]
- Fall of Kabul, 9–13 October 1929. anti-Saqqawist victory, end of the civil war.[9]
Kuhistan rebellion and death[]
After the end of the civil war, Purdil organized a new revolt.[10] In July 1930,[1] Saqqawists fought against state forces in modern-day Kohistan District, Kapisa Province.[11][1] The rebellion was crushed within a week.[11] After the rebellion was suppressed, 3000 of the rebels were captured and 11 of the ringleaders were executed,[1] while the rest were allowed to go home and "follow some honest pursuit".[11] Purdil was killed during the fighting.[12]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gladstone, Soloman W. E. (2018-03-02) (in en). A History of Afghanistan Vol II. Creative Media Partners, LLC. pp. 322. ISBN 9781378970881. https://books.google.com/books?id=odpLtwEACAAJ.
- ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. pp. 57. ISBN 9781558761544. https://books.google.com/books?id=A4_jAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. pp. 68. ISBN 9781558761544. https://books.google.com/books?id=A4_jAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. pp. 84. ISBN 9781558761544. https://books.google.com/books?id=A4_jAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. pp. 71. ISBN 9781558761544. https://books.google.com/books?id=A4_jAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. pp. 75. ISBN 9781558761544. https://books.google.com/books?id=A4_jAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. pp. 82. ISBN 9781558761544. https://books.google.com/books?id=A4_jAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. pp. 219. ISBN 9781558761544. https://books.google.com/books?id=A4_jAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. pp. 274. ISBN 9781558761544. https://books.google.com/books?id=A4_jAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ Emadi, Hafizullah (2005) (in en). Culture and Customs of Afghanistan. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 35. ISBN 9780313330896. https://books.google.com/books?id=bY8ck6iktikC.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Ali, Mohammed (1933) (in en). Progressive Afghanistan. Punjab Educational Electric Press. pp. 179, 180. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.537244.
- ↑ Yunas, S. Fida (2002) (in en). Afghanistan: The Peshawar Sardars' branch of Barakzais. pp. 78. https://books.google.com/books?id=qC1WAAAAYAAJ.
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