Mohammad Yaqub Khan
Sign in to saveEmir of Afghanistan during 1879 (1849–1923)
Key facts
- Reign
- 21 February 1879 – 12 October 1879
- Coronation
- None
- Predecessor
- Sher Ali Khan
- Successor
- Mohammad Ayub Khan
- Born
- 1849 ( 1849 ) , Citadel of Ghazni , Ghazni , Emirate of Kabul
- Died
- 15 November 1923 (1923-11-15) (aged 73–74) , Shimla , India
- Spouse
- 14 wives Bibi Siddiqa Begum, Bibi Fatima Begum, Bibi Ruqaiyah Begum, A daughter of Nur Mohammad Khan, A daughter of Haji Mohammad Yusuf Khan Ghilji , Bibi Gulshan Begum, Three unnamed wives, A Hazara consort, Bibi Gul Badan, Bibi Shabho, Bibi Maina, Bibi Nastaran
- Dynasty
- Barakzai dynasty
- Father
- Sher Ali Khan
- Mother
- Qamar Jan, a daughter of Sa'adat Khan Mohmand
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yakub
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Raj
- Place of birth
- Kabul
- Place of death
- Delhi
- Father
- Sher Ali Khan
- Sibling
- Mohammad Ayub Khan
- Occupation
- politician
- Family
- Barakzai dynasty
- Image
- Yaqub Khan.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mohammad Yaqub Khan
- date of birth
- 1849-01-01
- date of death
- 1923-11-15
- place of burial
- Kabul
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Encyclopedic overview
Mohammad Yaqub Khan Barakzai (1849 – 15 November 1923) was Emir of Afghanistan from 21 February to 12 October 1879. He was a Pashtun and the son of the previous ruler, Sher Ali Khan.
Mohammad Yaqub Khan was appointed as the governor of Herat province in 1863. In 1870, he decided to rebel against his father but failed and was imprisoned in 1874.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mohammad Yaqub Khan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.