Mir Yazdanbakhsh
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Mir Yazdanbakhsh of Kharzar was a chieftain of the Hazara people in the Hazarajat
of central Afghanistan in the 19th century.
Yazdanbakhsh was a powerful figure in Behsud (in modern Wardak Province
), who controlled the Shibar
and Hajikak passes into Bamiyan
. His great power concerned Dost Muhammad Khan, who lured him to Kabul
and imprisoned him. Yazdanbakhsh managed to escape, or pay a ransom, and returned to Behsud, where he continued to control the Bamiyan routes and submit revenues to Kabul.
Hazarajat
The Hazarajat is the original homeland of the Hazara people, and lies in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Koh-i-Baba mountains and the western extremities of the Hindu Kush. Its physical boundaries, however, are roughly marked by the Bamiyan Basin to the north, the headwaters of...
of central Afghanistan in the 19th century.
Yazdanbakhsh was a powerful figure in Behsud (in modern Wardak Province
Wardak Province
Maidan Wardak Province is one of thirty four provinces of Afghanistan located in the central east region of Afghanistan. It has a population of approximately 540,100. The capital of the province is Maidan Shar...
), who controlled the Shibar
Shibar Pass
Shibar Pass is situated at a height of 3,000 m above sea-level and is one of the two main routes from Kabul to Bamiyan in central Afghanistan. The journey is approximately 6 and half hours long covering around ....
and Hajikak passes into Bamiyan
Bamiyan
Bamyan , also spelt Bamiyan and Bamian, at an altitude of about 9,200 feet and with a population of about 61,863, is the largest town in the region of Hazarajat in central Afghanistan and the capital of Bamyan Province. It lies approximately 240 kilometres north-west of Kabul, the national capital...
. His great power concerned Dost Muhammad Khan, who lured him to Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
and imprisoned him. Yazdanbakhsh managed to escape, or pay a ransom, and returned to Behsud, where he continued to control the Bamiyan routes and submit revenues to Kabul.
Sources
- Christine Noelle . State and tribe in nineteenth-century Afghanistan: the reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863). Routledge, 1997. ISBN 0700706291, 9780700706297.http://books.google.com/books?id=iqkiRvaDThgC&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq=Mir+Yazdan+Bakhsh&source=bl&ots=-_3AaQ8-k-&sig=4_udv8CeKaxzWxaVVZ_NM-C9JDo&hl=en&ei=0LGgS-aIJpGGNPuDnMsM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=yazdanbakhsh&f=false