Genocide of the Hazaras

  • Abdur Rahman Khan is King

    Abdur Rahman Khan is King
    Mohammad Khan, Abdur's father, dies the day before and hands down the crown to his son, Abdur, who will be his successor.
    This causes a stir, and Khan has to fight to put down rebellions by both of his brothers, but eventually conquers their armies and begins to conquer Afghanistan.
  • Hazara Genocide

    Hazara Genocide
    More than 60% of Hazras were killed during the genocide.
  • Hazara's declare war

    Hazara's declare war
    The Hazaras after years of oppression declare war on the Rahman, the Hazaras were brutally put down.
  • Hazara defeated

    Hazara defeated
    The Hazaras are defeated by Rahman and have their land annexed. They are then oppressed.
  • Slavery Abolished

    Slavery Abolished
    KIng Amanullah Khan abolishes the slavery in the country in an attempt to modernize it. Hazaras get more freedoms.
  • King Nadir Shah comes to power

    King Nadir Shah comes to power
    After he comes into power he begins to oppress the hazaras once again.
  • Saur Communist Rebellion

    Saur Communist Rebellion
    Communism and socialism over run the region and the Soviets come in control. This gave the Hazara people some freedoms back through the ideas of communism.
  • Taliban take Kabul

    Taliban take Kabul
    The Taliban take over the capital but the Hazaras still hold back.
  • Fall of the Last Taliban stronghold

    Fall of the Last Taliban stronghold
    The US took out most of the Taliban in Afghanistan so there was less oppresion of the Hazaras
  • Hazaras still being targeted and killed

    Hazaras still being targeted and killed
    Hazaras are still being targeted and killed in the middle east by other Muslim groups.