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| Sher Ali Khan شیر علی خان | |||||
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| Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
 Amir Sher Ali Khan in 1869 | |||||
| Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
| Reign | 9 June 1863 – May 1866 (First reign)
22 August 1868 – 21 February 1879 (Second reign) | ||||
| Predecessor | Dost Mohammad Khan | ||||
| Successor | Mohammad Afzal Khan Mohammad Yaqub Khan | ||||
| Born | 1825 Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan | ||||
| Died | 21 February 1879 (age 53 or 54) Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Spouse | Mirmon Ayesha | ||||
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| Dynasty | Barakzai dynasty | ||||
| Father | Dost Mohammed Khan | ||||
| Mother | Bibi Khadija Begum[1] | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Sher Ali Khan (Persian and Pashto: شیر علی خان; c. 1825 – 21 February 1879) was Amir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1866 and from 1868 until his death in 1879. He was one of the sons of Dost Mohammed Khan,[2] founder of the Barakzai dynasty in Afghanistan.
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