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Key facts
- 1st reign
- 9 June 1863 – 10 May 1866
- Coronation
- 12 June 1863, Great Mosque of Herat , Herat , Emirate of Afghanistan
- Predecessor
- Dost Mohammad Khan
- Successor
- Mohammad Afzal Khan
- 2nd reign
- 8 September 1868 – 21 February 1879
- Born
- 1825 ( 1825 ) , Kabul , Emirate of Kabul
- Died
- 21 February 1879 (1879-02-21) (aged 53–54) , Mazar-e Sharif , Emirate of Afghanistan
- Burial
- 21 February 1879, Blue Mosque , Mazar-i-Sharif , Afghanistan
- Spouse
- 8 wives Khurshid Begum, Bibi Narinj, Maryam Begum, Aisha Begum , a Nuristani consort, a Safi lady, a daughter of Mir Afzal Khan, Bobo Jan Begum
- Issue
- 6 sons and 6 daughters Mohammad Ali Khan, Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, Mohammad Yaqub Khan , Mohammad Ayub Khan , Abdullah Jan, Abdul Rahman Khan, Agha Khanum, Fatima Begum, Sarah Begum, Sabira Begum, Hajira Begum, Maimuna Begum
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Emirate of Afghanistan
- Place of birth
- Emirate of Afghanistan
- Place of death
- Kabul
- Child
- Mohammad Yaqub Khan
- Father
- Dost Mohammad Khan
- Sibling
- Mohammad Azam Khan
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Family
- Barakzai dynasty
- Military rank
- Amir
- Image
- Sher Ali (1825-1879) Amir of Afghanistan, photographed in 1869 by John Burke.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sher Ali Khan
- date of birth
- 1823-01-01
- date of death
- 1879-02-21
- place of burial
- Blue Mosque
- name in native language
- شير علي خان
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
DynastyBarakzai dynasty FatherDost Mohammad Khan MotherBibi Khadija Begum ReligionSunni Islam Tughra
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