Dost Mohammed Khan
| Dost Mohammad Khan | |||||
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| Emir of Afghanistan, Amir al-Mu'minin | |||||
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| Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
| Reign | 1826–1839 1845–1863 |
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| Predecessor | Shah Shujah Durrani | ||||
| Successor | Sher Ali Khan | ||||
| Born | December 23, 1793 Kandahar, Durrani Empire |
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| Died | June 9, 1863 (aged 69) Herat, Emirate of Afghanistan |
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| Spouse | 25 wives | ||||
| Issue | 27 sons and 25 daughters at the time of his death | ||||
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| Dynasty | Barakzai dynasty | ||||
| Father | Sardar Payinda Khan Muhammadzai (Sarfraz Khan) | ||||
| Mother | Zainab Begum | ||||
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| Amir Dost Mohammad Khan Barakzai |
Dost Mohammad Khan (Pashto: دوست محمد خان, December 23, 1793 – June 9, 1863) was the founder of the Barakzai dynasty and one of the prominent rulers of Afghanistan during the First Anglo-Afghan War. With the decline of the Durrani dynasty, he became Emir of Afghanistan from 1826 to 1839 and then from 1843 to 1863. An ethnic Pashtun, he was the 11th son of Sardar Payendah Khan (chief of the Barakzai tribe) who was killed in 1799 by Zaman Shah Durrani. Dost Mohammad's grandfather was Hajji Jamal Khan.
The Musahiban family started with his older brother, Sultan Muhammad Khan, nicknamed "Telai", meaning "golden", a nickname he was given because of his love of fine clothing. This brother was the ruler of Peshawar.
Dost Mohammad Khan was born to an influential family on 23 December 1793 in Kandahar, Durrani Empire. His father, Payindah Khan, was chief of the Barakzai tribe and a civil servant in the Durrani dynasty. Their family can be traced back to Abdal (the first and founder of the Abdali tribe), through Hajji Jamal Khan, Yousef, Yaru, Mohammad, Omar Khan, Khisar Khan, Ismail, Nek, Daru, Saifal, and Barak. Abdal had Four sons, Popal, Barak, Achak, and Alako. Dost Mohmmad Khan's mother is believed to have been a Shia from the Persian Qizilbash group.
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