Fateh Jang Durrani

Fateh Jang Durrani فتح جنگ دراني
His Majesty, Grace of God, King Sultan Fath Jang the Brave, Abdali, Pearl of the Pearls, King of Afghanistan [a]
A portrait of Fateh Jang Durrani
Shah of the Durrani Empire
Reign	5 April 1842 – 12 October 1842 (6 months and 1 week)
Predecessor	Shuja Shah Durrani
Successor	Sultan Shahpur Durrani
Died	(1855-06-25)25 June 1855 Ludhiana, British India
Spouse	Aga Begum Sahiba Begum Jan Khadija Begum Kishtwar Sultan Begum Thuke un-nisa Begum Mubarak Sultan Begum Sumbul Khanum Bibi Jawahir Khanum Khurdi Jan Khanum Sahib Jan Khanum
Issue	Shujaat Jang Unknown daughter
House	Durrani
Father	Shuja Shah Durrani
Mother	Wafa Begum
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Battles / wars	First Anglo-Afghan War

Fateh Jang Durrani, ^[b] also known as Prince Fatteh Jang, ^[1] and Prince Futty Jung, was briefly the ruler of Afghanistan following the death of his father, Shuja Shah Durrani. Fateh Jang declared himself king, but soon chose to abdicate and withdraw alongside General Pollock's retreating British forces. He was succeeded by his full brother, Sultan Shahpur Durrani, who held the throne briefly before being defeated by Wazir Akbar Khan. ^{[2] [3]} Jang was given a residency in Punjab, British Raj.

Reign

Jang was mostly an unpopular leader of his time, his rule was known to be brutally oppressive within these 6 months, and was known to sexually assault and personally rape members of his own garrison in Kandahar. ^{[1] : 10}

Notes

1. Persian: اعلی حضرت عنایت الهی پادشاه سلطان فتح جنگ بهادر ابدالی در دران پادشاه افغانستان, romanized: A'lā Hazrat Ināyat-i Ilāhī Pādishāh Sultān Fatih Jang Bahādur Abdālī Durr-i Durrān, Pādishāh-i Afghānistān
2. • Pashto: فتح جنگ دراني, romanized: Fath Jang Durrāni [pa.t̪id͡ʒaŋgd̪u.ɾɑ.ni,fa.t̪id͡ʒaŋgd̪u.ɾɑ.ni]
   • Dari: فتح جنگ درانی, romanized: Fath Jang Durrānī [fä.t̪ʰɪd͡ʒäŋɡd̪ʊɾ.ɾɑˈníː,fä.t̪ʰɪʰd͡ʒäŋɡd̪ʊɾ.ɾɑˈníː]

References

1. Dalrymple, William (2014). Return of A King The Battle for Afghanistan. Bloomsbury. ISBN   9781408831595.
2. Lee 2019, p. 295. sfn error: no target: CITEREFLee2019 (help)
3. "AFGHANISTAN x. Political History". Encyclopedia Iranica. Meanwhile, Shah Šoǰāʿ, having lost British protection, was put to death on 23 Ṣafar 1258/5 April 1842. His son Fatḥ Jang declared himself king but finally decided to abdicate and retreat with Pollock's army. He left on the throne one of his brothers, Šāhpūr, who remained there only as long as it took Dōst Moḥammad to return to the capital (1259/1843).