Mohammad Jan Khan

Ghazi Mohammad Jan Khan Wardak^[a] was an Afghan military commander who led the Afghan army against the British and the Afzalids during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

Nativename

محمد جان خان وردک

Born1835 (1835)

Jaghatu, Emirate of Kabul

Died1880 (aged 44–45)

Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan

Conflicts

• Second Anglo-Afghan War
  • Battle of Kabul (1879)

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Ghazi Mohammad Jan Khan
A portrait of Mohammad Jan Khan (c. 1879)
Native name	محمد جان خان وردک
Born	1835 (1835) Jaghatu, Emirate of Kabul
Died	1880 (aged 44–45) Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
Conflicts	Second Anglo-Afghan War Battle of Kabul (1879)

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Mohammad, along with Mir Bacha Khan led an army of 50,000 troops against the British-Indian army in the Battle of Kabul.^[1][2][3]