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Emir of Afghanistan during 1879 (1849–1923)

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1953-03-23

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Key facts

Reign
21 February 1879 – 12 October 1879
Coronation
None
Predecessor
Sher Ali Khan
Successor
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Born
1849 ( 1849 ) , Citadel of Ghazni , Ghazni , Emirate of Kabul
Died
15 November 1923 (1923-11-15) (aged 73–74) , Shimla , India
Spouse
14 wives Bibi Siddiqa Begum, Bibi Fatima Begum, Bibi Ruqaiyah Begum, A daughter of Nur Mohammad Khan, A daughter of Haji Mohammad Yusuf Khan Ghilji , Bibi Gulshan Begum, Three unnamed wives, A Hazara consort, Bibi Gul Badan, Bibi Shabho, Bibi Maina, Bibi Nastaran
Dynasty
Barakzai dynasty
Father
Sher Ali Khan
Mother
Qamar Jan, a daughter of Sa'adat Khan Mohmand

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Encyclopedic overview

Mohammad Yaqub Khan Barakzai (1849 – 15 November 1923) was Emir of Afghanistan from 21 February to 12 October 1879. He was a Pashtun and the son of the previous ruler, Sher Ali Khan.

Mohammad Yaqub Khan was appointed as the governor of Herat province in 1863. In 1870, he decided to rebel against his father but failed and was imprisoned in 1874.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mohammad Yaqub Khan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.