| Amanullah Khan | |
|---|---|
| King of Afghanistan Ghazi | |
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| King of Afghanistan | |
| Reign | 9 June 1926 – 14 January 1929 |
| Predecessor | Himself (as Emir) |
| Successor | Inayatullah Khan |
| Emir of Afghanistan | |
| Reign | 28 February 1919 – 9 June 1926 |
| Predecessor | Nasrullah Khan |
| Successor | Himself (as King) |
| Born | 1 June 1892 Paghman, Emirate of Afghanistan |
| Died | 26 April 1960 (aged 67) |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Soraya Tarzi |
| Issue | See
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| House | Barakzai |
| Father | Prince Habibullah I, Prince of Afghanistan |
| Mother | Sarwar Sultana Begum |
Ghazi Amanullah Khan (Pashto and Persian: غازی امان الله خان; 1 June 1892 – 26 April 1960) was the sovereign of Afghanistan from 1919, first as Emir and after 1926 as King, until his abdication in 1929.[1] After the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War in August 1919, Afghanistan was able to relinquish its protected state status to proclaim independence and pursue an independent foreign policy free from the influence of the United Kingdom.[2]
His rule was marked by dramatic political and social change, including attempts to modernise Afghanistan along Western lines. He did not fully succeed in achieving this objective due to an uprising by Habibullah Kalakani and his followers. On 14 January 1929, Amanullah abdicated and fled to neighbouring British India as the Afghan Civil War began to escalate. From British India, he went to Europe, where after 30 years in exile, he died in Zürich, Switzerland[3][4] on 26 April 1960. His body was brought to Afghanistan and buried in Jalalabad[5] near his father Habibullah Khan's tomb.[6]
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