Inayatullah Khan

Inayatu'llah Khan
King of the God granted Kingdom of Afghanistan and its dependencies[1]
Portrait of Inayatuallah Khan
Reign	January 14, 1929 – January 17, 1929
Born	October 20, 1888
Birthplace	Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
Died	August 12, 1946
Place of death	Tehran, Imperial Iran
Predecessor	Amanullah Khan
Successor	Habibullāh Kalakāni
Consort	Khairiya
Dynasty	Barakzai
Father	Habibullah Khan
Mother	Jamal Begum

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Pre-Islamic period  Bronze age and Proto-Elamite culture in Nimruz area (2300–1800 BC) Bronze age and Indus valley civilization in Mundigak (Kandahar area) (2200–1800 BC) Bronze age and Oxus civilization in northern Afghanistan (2100–1800 BC) Late Bronze age and Iron age and coming of Aryans (1700–700 BC) Median Empire (728–550 BC) Achaemenids (550–330 BC) Seleucids (330–150 BC) Mauryans (305–180 BC) Greco-Bactrians (256–125 BC) Indo-Greeks (180–130 BC) Indo-Scythians (Sakas) (155–80? BC) Indo-Parthians (20 BC–50? AD) Kushans (135 BC–248 AD) Sassanids (230–565) Indo-Sassanids (248–410) Kidarites (320–465) Hephthalites (410–557) Kabul Shahi (565–879)
Islamic conquest  Rashidun Caliphate (642–641) Umayyads (661–750) Abbasids (750–821) Tahirids (821–873) Saffarids (863–900)) Samanids (875–999) Ghaznavids (963–1187) Seljukids (1037–1194) Khwarezmids (1077–1231) Ghorids (1149–1212) Ilkhanate (1258–1353) Kartids (1245–1381) Timurids (1370–1506) Arghun (1479-1522) Mughals (1501–1738) Safavids (1510–1709) Hotaki dynasty (1709–1738) Afsharids (1738–1747)
Modern history  Durrani Empire (1747–1826) Emirate of Afghanistan (1826–1919) Kingdom of Afghanistan (1919–1973) Republic of Afghanistan (1973–1978) Democratic Republic (1978–1992) Islamic State (1992–1996) Islamic Emirate (1996–2001) Islamic Republic (2001–) Afghan Civil War 1979–1989 1989–1992 1992–1996 1996–2001 2001–present
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Inayatullah Khan Seraj (October 20, 1888 – August 12, 1946) was the King of Afghanistan from 14 January 1929 to 17 January 1929. He was the son of former Afghan King, Habibullah Khan. Inayatullah's brief reign ended with his abdication.

In the middle of the night, on January 14, 1929, Amanullah Khan handed over his kingship to his brother Inayatullah Khan Seraj and tried to secretly escape Kabul towards Kandahar. However, Habibullāh Kalakāni and his followers chased Amanullah's Rolls Royce on horseback but Amanullah managed to escape.

With the King gone, Habibullah Kalakani wrote a letter to King Inayatullah to either surrender or prepare for war. Inayatullah's response was that he had never sought nor wished to be king and agreed to abdicate and proclaim Habibullah Kalakani as king on January 18, 1929.^[2] Inayatullah was airlifted out of Kabul by the Royal Air Force^[3] and spent the remainder of his life in exile.

References

1. ^ Royal Ark
2. ^ Embassy of Afghanistan in Tokyo
3. ^ RAF 'Heroes of Kabul': 80th Anniversary. Royal Air Force official website

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Inayatullah Khan Barakzai Dynasty Born: 20 October 1888 Died: 12 August 1946
Regnal titles
Preceded by Amanullah Khan	King of Afghanistan 1929	Succeeded by Habibullah Kalakani

Persondata
Name	Ullah, Inayat
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Short description
Date of birth	October 20, 1888
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Date of death	August 12, 1946
Place of death	Tehran, Iran