Mohammad Azam Khan (1820-1870; Persian/Pashto: محمد عظم خان) was the Emir of Afghanistan from October 7, 1867, to August 21, 1868.[1][2][3] He was born in 1820 and was the fifth son of Dost Mohammed Khan. He was an ethnic Pashtun and belonged to the Barakzai tribe.[1] Azam Khan succeeded his brother Mohammad Afzal Khan after the latter's death on October 7, 1867.[4] Sher Ali Khan was reinstated as Amir of Afghanistan and his forces captured Kabul on August 21, 1868.[1] Sher Ali himself entered Kabul on September 8, 1868.[3][2] Mohammad Azam Khan fled to Sistan and then to Iran, where he died in 1870.[1]
| Mohammad Azam Khan محمد عظم خان | |||||
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| Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
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| Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
| Reign | 7 October 1867– 21 August 1868 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mohammad Afzal Khan | ||||
| Successor | Sher Ali Khan | ||||
| Born | 1820 | ||||
| Died | 1870 Qajar Iran | ||||
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| Dynasty | Barakzai dynasty | ||||
| Father | Dost Mohammed Khan | ||||
| Mother | a daughter of Mullah Sadiq Ali | ||||
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- ^ a b Hasan Kakar, Mohammad (2006). A Political and Diplomatic History of Afghanistan, 1863-1901. Brill Publishers. pp. 9–15. ISBN 9004151850.
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- ^ Hamid. "Afghanistan Monarchs". afghanistantourism.net. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
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