Southern Province, Afghanistan
| Southern Province | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province of Emirate of Afghanistan later Kingdom of Afghanistan | |||||||
| 19th century–1964 | |||||||
Southern Province in 1929. | |||||||
| Capital | Gardez | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1946 | 882,170 | ||||||
| Government | |||||||
| • Type | Province | ||||||
| Governor | |||||||
• 1924 | Amr al-Din | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 19th century | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1964 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Afghanistan | ||||||
The Southern Province was a province of Afghanistan. The former province's capital was Gardez.
In March 1924 it was governed by Amr al-Din. 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.
In 1944–1947, the province was the scene of revolts by various tribes.
As of 1946, it had a population of 882,170.
It was dissolved in 1964 to create the province of Paktia.