Waziristan, the Faqir of Ipi and the Indian Army - The North West Frontier Revolt of 1936-37 (2000)

This text explores the events of 1936, when a revolt broke out in Waziristan, a mountainous region of the North-West Frontier Province inhabited by warlike tribes. A Muslim holy man, the Faqir of Ipi, led the Wazirs against the occupying British-Indian regime for many years. The Wazirs' revolt was one of the greatest 20th-century South Asian insurgencies. In 1936, a revolt broke put in Waziristan, a mountainous region inhabited by warlike tribes, an area that is today part of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. A Muslim holy man, the Faqir of Ipi, led the Wazirs against the occupying British-Indian regime for many years, and the revolt remains one of the greatest twentieth-century South Asian insurgencies. This book is the first full-length study of the campaign, providing valuable insight on a region that remains the focus of political tensions. Alan Warren. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [299]-313) And Index.