Mohammed Yakub Khan
Mohammed Yakub Khan (also Mohammed Ya'qub Khan ; * 1849 ; † November 15, 1923 ) was emir of Afghanistan from February to August 1879 .
Mohammed Yakub was governor of Herat Province and was incarcerated in 1874 after an attempted revolt against his father in 1870. His father Sher Ali Khan fled as a result of the Second Anglo-Afghan war from Kabul and soon died in exile. Mohammed Yakub Khan succeeded him to the throne and had to sign the Gandamak Treaty in May 1879 , which placed Afghan foreign policy under British control. In October 1879 he abdicated after an uprising. He was followed by Emir Musa Khan .
literature
- Jules Stewart: On Afghanistan's Plains. The Story of Britain's Afghan Wars . IB Tauris, London / New York. 2011 ISBN 978-1-84885-717-9
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SURNAME | Mohammed Yakub Khan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mohammad Ya'qub Khan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Emir of Afghanistan |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1849 |
DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1923 |