Fath Jang Durrani

Fateh Jang Durrani, also known as Fath Jang Shah, Prince Fatteh Jang, and Prince Futty Jung, was briefly the ruler of Afghanistan following the death of his father, Shuja Shah Durrani.

Early life Fateh Jang was born into a Sadozai family to his father Shuja Shah Durrani, and to his mother Wafa Begum of the Barakzai tribe, alongside his brothers Mohammad Akbar Mirza and Shahpur Mirza.

Reign Despite his elder uterine brother Timur Mirza's position of being the heir apparent, Fateh Jang succeeded after the assassination of his father Shuja Shah Durrani on 5 April 1842. Jang was mostly an unpopular leader of his time due to his oppressive nature, and was known to sexually assault and personally rape members of his own garrison in Kandahar.

Aware of no external assistance during his reign, Jang soon chose to abdicate and withdraw alongside George Pollock's retreating British forces, and was succeeded by his brother, Shahpur Shah Durrani, who held the throne briefly before being deposed by the request of Mohammad Akbar Khan's nobles, being replaced by Dost Mohammad Khan. Jang was given a residency in Punjab, British Raj.