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(Redirected from Mohammad A'zam Khan) Emir of Afghanistan from 1867 to 1868 Not to be confused with Muhammad Azam Khan (disambiguation).
Mohammad Azam Khan
محمد عظم خان
Emir of Afghanistan
Sketch work of Mohammad Azam Khan
Emir of Afghanistan
Reign7 October 1867– 21 August 1868
PredecessorMohammad Afzal Khan
SuccessorSher Ali Khan
Born1820
Died1870
Qajar Iran
BurialBastam, Iran
Names
Mohammad Azam Khan
DynastyBarakzai dynasty
FatherDost Mohammed Khan
Mothera daughter of Mullah Sadiq Ali

Mohammad Azam Khan (1820-1870; Persian/Pashto: محمد عظم خان) was briefly the Emir of Afghanistan, from October 7, 1867, to August 21, 1868. He was born in 1820 and was the fifth son of Dost Mohammed Khan. He was an ethnic Pashtun and belonged to the Barakzai tribe. Azam Khan succeeded his brother Mohammad Afzal Khan after the latter's death from cholera on October 7, 1867. Sher Ali Khan was reinstated as Amir of Afghanistan and his forces captured Kabul on August 21, 1868. Sher Ali himself entered Kabul on September 8, 1868. Mohammad Azam Khan fled to Sistan and then to Iran, where he died in 1870.

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References

  1. ^ McChesney, Robert; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi (2012-12-19). The History of Afghanistan: Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-23498-7.
  2. ^ Hasan Kakar, Mohammad (2006). A Political and Diplomatic History of Afghanistan, 1863-1901. Brill Publishers. pp. 9–15. ISBN 9004151850.
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  4. Hamid. "Afghanistan Monarchs". afghanistantourism.net. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
Regnal titles
Preceded byMohammad Afzal Khan Barakzai dynasty
Emir of Afghanistan
7 October 1867– 21 February 1868 		Succeeded bySher Ali Khan
Monarchs of Afghanistan
Hotak Empire
 Durrani Empire
 Barakzai Emirate
 Barakzai Kingdom
 Saqqawist Emirate (unrecognized)
 Barakzai Kingdom (restored)
  • ‡ Localized rebel monarchs


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