Died 1920-01-01.
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Nasrullah Khan
Nasrullah Khan Barakzai, sometimes spelt as Nasr Ullah Khan, was shahzada of Afghanistan and second son of Emir Abdur Rahman Khan. He held the throne of Afghanistan as Emir for one week, from 21 to 28 February 1919, until Habibullah's son Amanullah staged a coup against his uncle.
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politics · Emir of Afghanistan · monarch · also Nasrullah Khan, Nasrullah Khan (emir of Afghanistan), Nasr Ullah Khan, Khan
Born 1 January 1874 · Died 1 January 1920 · Q983049
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1919· 1 entry
Career landmark: Emir of Afghanistan (1919–1919).
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1916· 2 entries
But not before it had convinced Habibullah that Afghanistan was an independent nation which should not remain beholden to the British
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Nasrullah offered to remove Habibullah from power and take charge of the frontier tribes in a campaign against British India, but by then the mission realised such action would be fruitless and declined
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1915· 1 entry
(despite promises to the Viceroy of India that the expedition would be arrested), Nasrullah provided a friendly ear to the mission after Habibullah reaffirmed Afghanistan's neutrality
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1914· 1 entry
The Young Afghan political movement, headed by journalist Mahmud Tarzi and Habibullah's son Amanullah, advocated that Afghanistan enter the war on the German-Turkish side, in direct opposition to Britain
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1905· 1 entry
Would not commit to withdraw Afghan influence from the British side of the Durand Line, or to sever Afghanistan's relationship with the tribes in that area
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1895· 2 entries
Nasrullah and his brother Habibullah received the Knight Grand Cross of St Michael and St George from Queen Victoria in recognition of their services to the British Commonwealth
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The Emir Abdur Rahman Khan had intended to undertake a state visit to England to pay his respects to the ageing Queen Victoria
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1880· 1 entry
Inherited the terms of the 1878 Treaty of Gandamak, which made Afghanistan a British protected state
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1874· 2 entries
Born 1874-01-01.
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The second of three sons of Abdur Rahman Khan
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