Southern Province, Afghanistan

Southern Province
Southern Province
Province of Emirate of Afghanistan later Kingdom of Afghanistan
19th century–1964
	; Southern Province in 1929.
Capital	Gardez
Population
• 1946	882,170
History
Government
• Type	Province
Governor
• 1924	Amr al-Din
History
• Established	19th century
• Disestablished	1964
	Succeeded by
Paktia Province
Today part of	Afghanistan Paktia Province;

Southern Province is a defunct province of Afghanistan. The former province's capital was Gardez.[1]

In March 1924 it was governed by Amr al-Din.[2] A dispute between him and a local magistrate led to the Khost rebellion, which saw the entire province rise up against King Amanullah. The rebellion lasted until January 1925, and 14,000 people perished as a result of it.[2]

In 1944–1947, the province was the scene of revolts by various tribes.

As of 1946, it had a population of 882,170.[1]

It was dissolved in 1964 to create the province of Paktia.[1]

References

"Afghanistan Provinces". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
Muḥammad, Fayz̤; Hazārah, Fayz̤ Muḥammad Kātib (1999). Kabul Under Siege: Fayz Muhammad's Account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. pp. 13 and 14. ISBN 9781558761551.

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[:0-1] "Afghanistan Provinces". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.

[:02-2] Muḥammad, Fayz̤; Hazārah, Fayz̤ Muḥammad Kātib (1999). Kabul Under Siege: Fayz Muhammad's Account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. pp. 13 and 14. ISBN 9781558761551.