Mohammad Afzal Khan
| Mohammad Afzal Khan (King Mohammad II) | |||||
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| Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
Sketch work of Mohammad Afzal Khan
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| Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
| Reign | 1865 – October 7, 1867 | ||||
| Predecessor | Sher Ali Khan | ||||
| Successor | Mohammad Azam Khan | ||||
| Born | 1811 | ||||
| Died | October 7, 1867 | ||||
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| Dynasty | Barakzai dynasty | ||||
| Father | Dost Mohammed Khan | ||||
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| Mohammad Afzal Khan |
Mohammad Afzal Khan (1811 – October 7, 1867; Pashto: محمد افضل خان) was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1865 to 1867. The oldest son of Dost Mohammed Khan, Afzal Khan seized power from his brother Sher Ali Khan three years after their father's death. Following Afzal Khan's death the following year, Mohammad Azam Khan was reinstated as 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.
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