Saqqawists
1920s and 1930s armed group in Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Saqqawists (Dari: سقاویها Saqāwīhā) were an armed group in Afghanistan who were active from 1924 to 1931. They were led by Habibullāh Kalakāni, and in January 1929, they managed to take control of the capital of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, Kabul, re-establishing the Emirate of Afghanistan. Following military reversals in the Afghan Civil War (1928–1929), they were forced out of the capital in October 1929. Saqqawist activity ended in 1931.
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Dates of operation | 1924–1931 |
Allegiance | Emirate of Afghanistan (1929) |
Group(s) | Tajiks |
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Ideology | Islamic conservatism[2]
Islamism[3][4] Anti-Shi'ism[5] Tajik interests[6] |
Size | 24[7] (1924) 20,000 (14 April 1929) |
Allies | Basmachi movement |
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