Mohammad Jan Khan

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
Battles / wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War Battle of Kabul (1879)

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.

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

Notes

1. • Pashto: محمد جان خان وردک, romanized: Muhammad Jān Xān Wardak [mu.wa.mad̪d͡ʒɑnxɑnwaɾ.d̪ak,mu.ham.mad̪d͡ʒɑnxɑnwaɾ.d̪ak]
   • Persian: محمد جان خان وردک, romanized: Mohammad Jān Khān Wardak [mʊ.wäm.mád̪d͡ʒɑːnxɑːnwäɾ.d̪ák,mo̞.ɦäm.mád̪d͡ʒɑːnxɑːnwäɾ.d̪ák]

References

1. Wilkinson-Latham, Robert (1977). North-West Frontier 1837–1947. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   0-85045-275-9. pp. 16–17
2. Barthorp, Michael (2002). Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839–1947. London: Cassell. ISBN   0-304-36294-8. pp. 81–85
3. Naval Post Graduate School - Maydan Wardak Provincial Overview