Mohammad Azam Khan (King Mohammad III) | |||||
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Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
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Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
Reign | 7 October 1867– 21 February 1868 | ||||
Predecessor | Mohammad Afzal Khan | ||||
Successor | Sher Ali Khan | ||||
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Dynasty | Barakzai dynasty | ||||
Father | Dost Mohammed Khan |
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Mohammad Azam Khan |
Mohammad Azam Khan (Pashto: محمد عظم خان) was the Emir of Afghanistan from October 7, 1867 to February 21, 1868. Was the second sons of Dost Mohammed Khan, Azam Khan heir power from his brother Mohammad Afzal Khan after his death on October 7, 1867. Following Azam Khan's death the following year, Sher Ali Khan was reinstated as Amir of Afghanistan. He was an ethnic Pashtun and belonged to the Barakzai tribe.