Mohammad Afzal Khan

Emir of Afghanistan

1815

7 October 1867 (aged 52)

NamesMohammad Afzal Khan

This article is about the Afghani Emir. For the Fijian Politician, see Mohammed Afzal Khan. For the British Politician, see M. Afzal Khan. Emir of Afghanistan Mohammad Afzal Khan (King Mohammad II)Emir of AfghanistanSketch work of Mohammad Afzal KhanEmir of AfghanistanReignMay 1866 – 7 October 1867PredecessorSher Ali KhanSuccessorMohammad Azam KhanBorn1815Died7 October 1867 (aged 52)DynastyBarakzai dynastyFatherDost Mohammed KhanMothera daughter of Mullah Sadiq Ali Mohammad Afzal Khan (1815– October 7, 1867; Pashto: محمد افضل خان ‎) was the Emir of Afghanistan from May 1866 to 1867. The oldest son of Dost Mohammad Khan, Afzal Khan was born in Kabul in 1815. His father died on June 9, 1863 and a civil war broke out between Dost Mohammad Khan's sons. In May 1866 he seized power from his brother Sher Ali Khan and captured Kabul. Eventually contracted cholera and died on October 7, 1867. Following Afzal Khan's death, Mohammad Azam Khan was proclaimed Amir of Afghanistan. He was an ethnic Pashtun and belong to the Barakzai tribe. Khan's third son Abdur Rahman Khan was Emir from 1880 to 1901. See also List of leaders of Afghanistan