Ghilji rebellion (1801)

Ghilji rebellion (1801)
Date1801–1802
Location
Kandahar, Ghazni, and Kabul, Durrani Empire (Afghanistan)
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Durrani Empire Tokhi
Hotak
Commanders and leaders
Mahmud Shah Durrani
Fateh Khan Barakzai
Sher Muhammad Khan Bamizai Mukhtar al-Daula		 Abd al-Rahim Khan Hotak 
Strength
Several thousand Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 3,000–6,000 killed

The Ghilji rebellion was a major tribal uprising in eastern Afghanistan in the Durrani Empire under the reign of Mahmud Shah Durrani. It was led by the Hotak and Tokhi tribes of the Ghilji confederation of the Pashtuns, who sought to challenge Durrani rule and reclaim influence lost since the fall of the Hotak dynasty in Persia. The rebellion was suppressed by the combined forces of Wazir Fateh Khan and Sher Mohammad Khan Bamizai in a series of engagements between 1801 and 1802.

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