- Mohammad Afzal Khan
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Mohammad Afzal Khan Emir of Afghanistan
Sketch work of Mohammad Afzal KhanReign 1865 - October 7, 1867 Full name Mohammad Afzal Khan Born 1811 Died October 7, 1867 Predecessor Sher Ali Khan Successor Mohammad Azam Khan Dynasty Barakzai dynasty Father Dost Mohammed Khan Mohammad Afzal Khan (1811 – October 7, 1867;Pashto: محمد افضل خان) was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1865 to 1867.[1] The oldest son of Dost Mohammed Khan, Afzal Khan seized power from his brother Sher Ali Khan three years after their father's death. Following Afzal Khan's death the following year, Mohammad Azam Khan was reinstated as Amir of Afghanistan. He was an ethnic Pashtun and belong to the Barakzai tribe.
Khan's third son Abdur Rahman Khan was to himself become Emir from 1880 to 1901.[2]
See also
- List of leaders of Afghanistan
References
Preceded by
Sher Ali KhanEmir of Afghanistan
1865-1867Succeeded by
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