Shah Nawaz Khan (Afghan ruler)

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Sultan Ahmad Khan
Emir of Herat
Brigadier general
Emir of Herat
Reign6 March 1863 – 27 May 1863
Predecessor Sultan Ahmad Khan
SuccessorOffice abolished
(Dost Mohammad Khan as the emir of Afghanistan)
Father Sultan Ahmad Khan

Shah Nawaz Khan Barakzai [a] was briefly the ruler of Herat after the death of his father Sultan Ahmad Khan on 6 March 1863 until his deposition by his uncle Dost Mohammad Khan following the siege of Herat on 27 May 1863. [1]

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Early life

Shah Nawaz was born to the former ruler of Herat Sultan Ahmad Khan, a member of the Mohammadzai branch of the Barakzai Pashtun tribe. The Shah of Iran Naser al-Din Shah Qajar bestowed the title "Mīr Panjī" upon him, meaning "Brigadier General" while his father was honored with the title of "Sirkar", meaning "leader". [2]

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ Noelle-Karimi, Christine (2014). The Pearl in Its Midst: Herat and the Mapping of Khurasan (15th-19th Centuries). Austrian Academy of Sciences Press. ISBN   978-3-7001-7202-4.
  2. ↑ Kuhzad, Ahmad Ali (1950s). Men and events : through 18th and 19th century : Afghanistan. Robarts - University of Toronto. Kabul : [s.n.]
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