Purdil Khan

Purdil Khan
Minister of Defence
In office
March 1929 – October 1929
MonarchHabibullāh Kalakāni
Preceded bySayyid Husayn
Succeeded byShah Mahmud Khan
Personal details
DiedJuly 1930 (1930-08)
modern-day Kapisa Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Political affiliation
Saqqawists

Purdil Khan (died 1930) was an Afghan 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.

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. By 24 March, Purdil had become minister of defense.

After the Saqqawist capture of Kandahar, Purdil pleaded to Kalakani that Ali Ahmad Khan be spared, but this was refused.

Purdil took command in the following battles:

In October 1929, Mohammad Nadir Khan captured Kabul, deposed Kalakani and became the new king of Afghanistan. In this process, Purdil was ousted as minister of defence. Later in 1929, Nadir appointed Shah Mahmud Khan as Purdil's successor.

Kuhistan rebellion and death

Kuhistan rebellion (July 1930)

A map of modern-day Kapisa Province, where the fighting took place.
DateJuly 1930
(1 week)
Location
Kohistan District, Kapisa Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Afghanistan Saqqawist rebels
Commanders and leaders
Mohammed Nadir Shah Purdil Khan †
Casualties and losses
Unknown 3,000 captured

After the end of the civil war, Purdil organized a new revolt. In July 1930, Saqqawists fought against state forces in modern-day Kohistan District, Kapisa Province. The rebellion was crushed within a week. After the rebellion was suppressed, 3000 of the rebels were captured and 11 of the ringleaders were executed, while the rest were allowed to go home and "follow some honest pursuit". Purdil was killed during the fighting.

Notes

  1. ↑ Persian: پردل خان, romanized: Purdil Khān

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sykes, Percy. A History of Afghanistan Vol II. p. 322. ISBN 9781378970881.
  2. ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 57. ISBN 9781558761544.
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  11. ↑ Emadi, Hafizullah (2005). Culture and Customs of Afghanistan. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 35. ISBN 9780313330896.
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