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Mehtar of Chitral (1867–1892)

Afzal ul-Mulk
The Mehtar of Chitral
Tenure1892–1892 (two months)
PredecessorMehtar Aman ul-Mulk
SuccessorMehtar Sher Afzal
Born1867
Chitral
Died1892
BuriedChitral
ResidenceChitral Fort
FamilyKatoor Dynasty

Afzal ul-Mulk (1 January 1867 – 6 November 1892) was the Mehtar (ruler) of the princely state of Chitral who briefly ruled following the death of his father the Mehtar Aman ul-Mulk, usurping the right of his elder brother Nizam ul-Mulk. His reign lasted two months and seven days before he was murdered by his uncle Sher Afzal.

References

  1. The Cambridge History of India. CUP Archive. 1960. p. 463.
  2. Blackwood's Magazine. W. Blackwood. 1895. p. 410.
  3. Simner, Mark (18 August 2017). Chitral 1895: An Episode of the Great Game. Fonthill Media.
  4. Thomson, Harry Craufuird (1895). The Chitral Campaign: A Narrative of Events in Chitral, Swat and Bajour. W. Heinemann. pp. 27. mehtar afzal ul mulk killed.
  5. Davies, C. Collin (17 October 2013). The Problem of the North-West Frontier, 1890–1908. Cambridge University Press. p. 83. ISBN 9781107662094.
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