Mohammad Afzal Khan
Emir of Afghanistan (1865-1867)
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| Intro | Emir of Afghanistan (1865-1867) | ||||
| Places | Afghanistan | ||||
| was | Emir | ||||
| Work field | Royals | ||||
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| Birth | 1 January 1811 | ||||
| Death | 7 October 1867 (aged 56 years) | ||||
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Mohammad Afzal Khan (1811 – October 7, 1867; Pashto: محمد افضل خان) was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1865 to 1867. The oldest son of Dost Mohammed Khan, Afzal Khan seized power from his brother Sher Ali Khan three years after their father's death. Following Afzal Khan's death the following year, Mohammad Azam Khan was reinstated as Amir of Afghanistan. He was an ethnic Pashtun and belong to the Barakzai tribe.
Khan's third son Abdur Rahman Khan was Emir from 1880 to 1901.