About Mohammad Azam Khan
Lived 1820 – 1869 (aged 48–49). Mohammad Azam Khan was a politician.
Mohammad Azam Khan Barakzai (1820–1869) was briefly the Emir of Afghanistan from 7 October 1867 to 21 August 1868. He was born in 1820, and was the fifth son of Dost Mohammad Khan. He was an ethnic Pashtun belonging to the Barakzai tribe. Sher Ali Khan was reinstated as Emir of Afghanistan and his forces captured Kabul on 21 August 1868. Sher Ali himself entered Kabul on 8 September 1868. Mohammad Azam Khan fled to Sistan and then to Iran, where he died in 1870.
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Who was Mohammad Azam Khan?
Emir of Afghanistan from 1867 to 1868
When was Mohammad Azam Khan born?
Mohammad Azam Khan was born in 1820 in Kabul.
When did Mohammad Azam Khan die?
Mohammad Azam Khan died in 1869.
What was Mohammad Azam Khan's occupation?
Mohammad Azam Khan was a politician.
What nationality was Mohammad Azam Khan?
Mohammad Azam Khan's recorded nationality: Emirate of Afghanistan.
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