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In Afghanistan, their traditional lands are the central mountains, or Hazarajat. They were conquered, in 1891, by Amir Abdur Rahman. He distributed their better grazing lands to [[Pashtun]]s. Some moved to [[Turkestan]]. | In Afghanistan, their traditional lands are the central mountains, or Hazarajat. They were conquered, in 1891, by Amir Abdur Rahman. He distributed their better grazing lands to [[Pashtun]]s. Some moved to [[Turkestan]]. | ||
One of their leaders, [[Abdul Ali Mazari]] allied temporarily with the Taliban, but died in | One of their leaders, [[Abdul Ali Mazari]] allied temporarily with the Taliban, but died in their hands, resulting in Hazara hostility to the Taliban. <ref name=Rashid2000>{{citation | ||
| author = Ahmed Rashid | | author = Ahmed Rashid | ||
| title = Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia | | title = Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia | ||
| publisher = Yale University Press | | publisher = Yale University Press | ||
| year = 2000 | | year = 2000 | ||
| isbn = 0300089023}}, pp. 34-35</ref> Some fought with the Northern Alliance, but were always on the fringes due to anti-Shia feelings. | | isbn = 0300089023}}, pp. 34-35</ref> Some Hazara fought with the Northern Alliance, but were always on the fringes due to anti-Shia feelings. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 10 May 2009
The Hazara are an ethnic and religious minority group in Afghanistan. They are of Mongol ancestry and speak Hazaragi, a dialect of Persian with Mongol words. While they are principally Twelver Shi'a Muslims, they do include Sunni.
In Afghanistan, their traditional lands are the central mountains, or Hazarajat. They were conquered, in 1891, by Amir Abdur Rahman. He distributed their better grazing lands to Pashtuns. Some moved to Turkestan.
One of their leaders, Abdul Ali Mazari allied temporarily with the Taliban, but died in their hands, resulting in Hazara hostility to the Taliban. [1] Some Hazara fought with the Northern Alliance, but were always on the fringes due to anti-Shia feelings.
References
- ↑ Ahmed Rashid (2000), Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, Yale University Press, ISBN 0300089023, pp. 34-35