Mohammad Azam Khan
Emir of Afghanistan from 1867 to 1868
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Mohammad Azam Khan Barakzai[d] (1820–1869) was briefly the Emir of Afghanistan from 7 October 1867 to 21 August 1868.[1][2][3] He was born in 1820, and was the fifth son of Dost Mohammad Khan. He was an ethnic Pashtun belonging to the Barakzai tribe.[1] Azam Khan succeeded his brother Mohammad Afzal Khan after the latter's death from cholera on 7 October 1867.[4] Sher Ali Khan was reinstated as Emir of Afghanistan and his forces captured Kabul on 21 August 1868.[1] Sher Ali himself entered Kabul on 8 September 1868.[3][2] Mohammad Azam Khan fled to Sistan and then to Iran, where he died in 1870.[1]
Reign7 October 1867 – 8 September 1868
PredecessorMohammad Afzal Khan
SuccessorSher Ali Khan
Born1820
Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
| Mohammad Azam Khan محمد عظم خان | |
|---|---|
| Sardar[a] Commander of the Faithful[b] The Celestial-Throned Emir[c] | |
Sketch work of Mohammad Azam Khan | |
| Emir of Afghanistan | |
| Reign | 7 October 1867 – 8 September 1868 |
| Predecessor | Mohammad Afzal Khan |
| Successor | Sher Ali Khan |
| Born | 1820 Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan |
| Died | 12 October 1869 (aged 48–49) Bastam, Qajar Iran |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | 6 sons and 2 daughters
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| Dynasty | Barakzai dynasty |
| Father | Dost Mohammed Khan |
| Mother | A daughter of Mullah Sadiq Ali |
See also
- List of leaders of Afghanistan
Notes
- Persian: سردار, romanized: Sardār [säɾ.d̪ɑ́ːɾ]
- Arabic: أمير المؤمنين, romanized: ʾAmīr al-Muʾminīn [ʔa.miːr‿ul.muʔ.mi.niːn]
- Persian: امیر گردونسریر, romanized: Amīr-i Gardūn-sarīr [ʔä.miː.ɾɪ gäɾ.d̪úːn sä.ɾíːɾ]
- Pashto: محمد اعظم خان بارکزی, romanized: Muhammad A'zam Xān Bārakzai [mu.wa.mad̪ ʔɑ.zam xɑn bɑ.ɾak.zaɪ]
- Persian: محمد اعظم خان بارکزی, romanized: Mohammad A'zam Khān Bārakzay [mʊ.wäm.mád̪ ʔɑː.zám xɑːn bɑː.ɾäk.záj, mo̞.ɦäm.mád̪ ʔäʔ.zám xɑːn bɑː.ɾäk.záj]
