L'ILLUSTRATION 12 Octobre 1901 - Abdur Rahman Khan, emir of Afghanistan
Abdur Rahman Khan (Pashto: عبد رحمان خان) (between 1830 and 1844 – October 1, 1901) was Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901.
He was the third son of Mohammad Afzal Khan, and grandson of Dost Mohammad Khan. Abdur Rahman Khan re-established the writ of the Afghan government after the disarray that followed the second Anglo-Afghan war. He became known as The Iron Amir after defeating a number of rebellions by various tribes who were led by his relatives.
L'ILLUSTRATION 12 Octobre 1901 - Abdur Rahman Khan, emir of Afghanistan
Abdur Rahman Khan (Pashto: عبد رحمان خان) (between 1830 and 1844 – October 1, 1901) was Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901.
He was the third son of Mohammad Afzal Khan, and grandson of Dost Mohammad Khan. Abdur Rahman Khan re-established the writ of the Afghan government after the disarray that followed the second Anglo-Afghan war. He became known as The Iron Amir after defeating a number of rebellions by various tribes who were led by his relatives.