Mohammad Jan Khan
Afghan military commander
About Mohammad Jan Khan
Lived 1835 – 1880 (aged 44–45).
Ghazi Mohammad Jan Khan Wardak (1835-1880) was an Afghan military commander who led the Afghan army against the British and the Afzalids during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
Mohammad, along with Mir Bacha Khan led an army of 50,000 troops against the British-Indian army in the Battle of Kabul.
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Who was Mohammad Jan Khan?
Afghan military commander (1835–1880)
When was Mohammad Jan Khan born?
Mohammad Jan Khan was born in 1835.
When did Mohammad Jan Khan die?
Mohammad Jan Khan died in 1880.
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