Mohammad Azam Khan محمد عظم خان | |||||
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Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
Emir of Afghanistan | |||||
Reign | 7 October 1867– 21 August 1868 | ||||
Predecessor | Mohammad Afzal Khan | ||||
Successor | Sher Ali Khan | ||||
Born | 1820 | ||||
Died | 1870 Qajar Iran | ||||
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Dynasty | Barakzai dynasty | ||||
Father | Dost Mohammed Khan | ||||
Mother | a daughter of Mullah Sadiq Ali |
Mohammad Azam Khan (1820-1870; Persian/Pashto: محمد عظم خان) was the Emir of Afghanistan from October 7, 1867, to August 21, 1868.[1][2][3] He was born in 1820 and was the fifth son of Dost Mohammed Khan. He was an ethnic Pashtun and belonged to the Barakzai tribe.[1] Azam Khan succeeded his brother Mohammad Afzal Khan after the latter's death on October 7, 1867.[4] Sher Ali Khan was reinstated as Amir of Afghanistan and his forces captured Kabul on August 21, 1868.[1] Sher Ali himself entered Kabul on September 8, 1868.[3][2] Mohammad Azam Khan fled to Sistan and then to Iran, where he died in 1870.[1]