Dost Mohammad Khan

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Dost Mohammad Khan was the Emir of Afghanistan in the 19th century whose reign and policies made him a central figure in the Anglo-Afghan conflicts between the British Empire and Afghanistan.

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Dost Mohammad Khan canonical 13
Dost Muhammad Khan 2
Dost Mohammad 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf emir
human
political leader
ally Russian Empire
birthDate 1793-12-23
burialPlace Herat
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Akbar Khan
Mohammad Afzal Khan
Mohammad Azam Khan
Sher Ali Khan
clan Mohammadzai
conflict Battles against Sikh Empire
First Anglo-Afghan War
countryOfCitizenship Afghanistan
deathDate 1863-06-09
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Pashtuns
surface form: Pashtun
familyName Khan
father Payinda Khan Barakzai
fullName Dost Mohammad Khan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dost Mohammad Khan Barakzai
givenName Dost Mohammad Khan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dost Mohammad
headOfGovernment Emirate of Afghanistan
knownFor central role in Anglo-Afghan conflicts
founding Barakzai rule over Afghanistan
restoring Afghan unity after Durrani fragmentation
languageSpoken Pashto
Persian
memberOf Barakzai dynasty
notableEvent First Anglo-Afghan War
Great Game
Second Anglo-Afghan War
surface form: Second Anglo-Afghan War (early phase context)
notableWork reunification of much of Afghanistan under Barakzai rule
opponent British Empire
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
surface form: Ranjit Singh

Sikh Empire
placeOfBirth Herat
placeOfDeath Herat
policy balancing relations between British Empire and Russian Empire
positionHeld Amir of Afghanistan
surface form: Emir of Afghanistan
predecessor Ali Shah Durrani
surface form: Ayub Shah Durrani
reignEnd 1839
1863
reignStart 1826
1845
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
sexOrGender male
spouse Bibi Mubarika
successor Shuja Shah Durrani
surface form: Shah Shujah Durrani

Sher Ali Khan

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Anglo-Afghan Wars significantPerson Dost Mohammad Khan
Emirate of Afghanistan firstRuler Dost Mohammad Khan
Mahmud Shah Durrani positionHeld Dost Mohammad Khan
this entity surface form: Emir of Afghanistan
Shuja Shah Durrani successor Dost Mohammad Khan
Shuja Shah Durrani opposedBy Dost Mohammad Khan
Abdur Rahman Khan grandfather Dost Mohammad Khan
Sher Ali Khan predecessor Dost Mohammad Khan
Sher Ali Khan father Dost Mohammad Khan
First Anglo-Afghan War opponent Dost Mohammad Khan
First Anglo-Afghan War commander Dost Mohammad Khan
Dost Mohammad Khan fullName Dost Mohammad Khan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dost Mohammad Khan Barakzai
Dost Mohammad Khan givenName Dost Mohammad Khan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dost Mohammad
Yunus Khan predecessor Dost Mohammad Khan
this entity surface form: Dost Muhammad Khan
Yunus Khan of Moghulistan conflictWith Dost Mohammad Khan
this entity surface form: Dost Muhammad Khan
Barakzai dynasty founder Dost Mohammad Khan
Barakzai dynasty notableMember Dost Mohammad Khan
Durrani hasNotableRuler Dost Mohammad Khan
Sikh conquest of Peshawar hasCommander Dost Mohammad Khan