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him justly unpopular, especially with the southern tribes; people began to feel that it was not safe to trust the King's word any longer. Breach of faith on the part of the ruler was thus the first cause which fostered بوجود آورد discontent and ultimately brought about his downfall. Later, when the revolution was in progress, and Bacha Saqao had delivered his attack, the King, seeing that his hopes of success were small, tried once more to win the public to his side. In the public garden of Kabul, he made a speech, pro- mised once more to take back his unpopular laws and to grant his people a just constitu- tion. But it was too late. The audience had lost their faith in him. There were some who openly reminded him of his past promises and of how they had been broken and refused to help him in any way. Another cause which spread discontent among the people and hastened the revolu- بی رحمانه tion was the ruthless squandering بباد دادن of public money to the extent of nearly exhausting the treasury. In December 1927, King Amanullah Khan and his queen with a 5