| Mohammad Nadir Shah | |
|---|---|
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| King of Afghanistan | |
| Reign | 15 October 1929 – 8 November 1933 |
| Predecessor | Habibullāh Kalakāni |
| Successor | Mohammad Zahir Shah |
| Born | 9 April 1883 Dehradun, British India |
| Died | 8 November 1933 (aged 50) Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Burial | King Nadir Shah Mausoleum |
| Spouse | Mah Parwar Begum |
| Issue | Sardar Muhammad Tahir Khan King Mohammad Zahir Shah Tahera Khanum Princess Zuhra Begum Princess Zainab Begum Princess Sultana Begum Princess Bilqis Begum |
| House | Musahiban |
| Father | Mohammad Yusuf Khan |
| Mother | Sharaf Sultana Hukumat Begum |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Mohammad Nadir Shah (Persian and Pashto: محمد نادر شاه; born Mohammad Nadir Khan; 9 April 1883 – 8 November 1933) was King of Afghanistan from 15 October 1929[1] until his assassination in November 1933. He became the king after his victory in the Afghan Civil War of 1928–29. Previously, he served as Minister of War, Afghan Ambassador to France, and as a general in the Royal Afghan Army. He and his son Mohammad Zahir Shah, who succeeded him, are part of the Musahiban.
- ^ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; Hazārah, Fayz̤ Muḥammad Kātib (1999). Kabul Under Siege: Fayz Muhammad's Account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 275. ISBN 9781558761551.
Nadir received word of the victory in Ali Khayl and immediately set out for the capital, arriving in the city on the 15th.