Habibullah Khan

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Habibullah Khan was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1901 to 1919, known for his cautious modernization efforts and attempts to maintain Afghan neutrality during World War I.

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instanceOf Emir of Afghanistan
human
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED
birthDate 1872-06-03
birthPlace Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Samarkhel NERFINISHED
capitalDuringReign Kabul NERFINISHED
child Amanullah Khan NERFINISHED
Inayatullah Khan NERFINISHED
conflict World War I (as neutral ruler)
country Afghanistan
deathDate 1919-02-20
deathPlace Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Laghman Province NERFINISHED
dynasty Barakzai dynasty NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
ethnicGroup Pashtun NERFINISHED
father Abdur Rahman Khan NERFINISHED
givenName Habibullah NERFINISHED
house Barakzai dynasty NERFINISHED
knownFor cautious modernization of Afghanistan
maintaining Afghan neutrality during World War I
languageSpoken Pashto
Persian
mannerOfDeath assassination
monarchOf Afghanistan NERFINISHED
mother Bibi Halima NERFINISHED
name Habibullah Khan NERFINISHED
notableEvent assassinated in 1919
kept Afghanistan neutral in World War I
received diplomatic missions from Central Powers during World War I
placeOfBurial Jalalabad NERFINISHED
policy creation of new schools in Kabul
introduction of modern medicine in Afghanistan
limited educational reforms
limited military modernization
politicalStance pro-British neutrality
positionHeld Emir of Afghanistan NERFINISHED
predecessor Abdur Rahman Khan NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1919
reignStart 1901
religion Sunni Islam
spouse Ulya Hazrat NERFINISHED
styleOfAddress His Majesty the Amir NERFINISHED
succeededBy Amanullah Khan NERFINISHED
successor Amanullah Khan NERFINISHED
title Sir

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Abdur Rahman Khan successor Habibullah Khan
Amanullah Khan predecessor Habibullah Khan
Amanullah Khan father Habibullah Khan
Barakzai dynasty notableMember Habibullah Khan
Habibia High School foundedBy Habibullah Khan
Habibia High School namedAfter Habibullah Khan