Sher Ali Khan

Sher Ali Khan
شیر علی خان
Emir of Afghanistan
Amir Sher Ali Khan in 1869
Emir of Afghanistan
Reign9 June 1863 – May 1866 (First reign)
22 August 1868 – 21 February 1879 (Second reign)
PredecessorDost Mohammad Khan
SuccessorMohammad Afzal Khan
Mohammad Yaqub Khan
Born1825
Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
Died21 February 1879 (age 53 or 54)
Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan
Burial
SpouseMirmon Ayesha
Names
Sher Ali Khan Barakzai
DynastyBarakzai dynasty
FatherDost Mohammed Khan
MotherBibi Khadija Begum[1]
ReligionSunni 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.

  1. ^ Vogelsang, Willem (2002). "16-War with Britain". The Afghans. London: Wiley-Blackwell, John Wiley & SOns, Ltd, UK. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-4051-8243-0. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ Dupree, Louis (1997). Afghanistan (2nd ed.). Oxford Pakistan Paperbacks. p. 403. ISBN 978-0-19-577634-8.