Abdur Rahman Khan

Abdur Rahman Khan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: , Abdur Rahman redirects here. For the Pakistani cricketer, see . Abdur Rahman Khan Abdur Rahman Khan Reign 1880 - 1901 Born Between 1840 to 1844 Died , Predecessor Successor Dynasty Father Abdur Rahman Khan (b. between 1840 to 1844 - d. , ) was from 1880 to 1901. He was the third son of Afzul Khan, and grandson of son of , who had established the in . Abdur Rehman Khan was considered a strong ruler who re-established the writ of the Afghan government in after the disarray that followed the . Contents Background and early career Before his death at , on Dost Mahommed had nominated as his successor , his third son, passing over the two elder brothers, Afzul Khan and . At first, the new amir was quietly recognized. But after a few months Afzul Khan raised an insurrection in the , between the mountains and the , where he had been governing when his father died. This began a fierce contest for power between Dost Mahommed's sons, which lasted for nearly five years. In this war, Abdur Rahman became distinguished for ability and daring energy. Although his father, Afzul Khan, who had none of these qualities, came to terms with the Amir Shir Ali, the son's behaviour in the northern province soon excited the amir's suspicion, and Abdur Rahman, when he was summoned to , fled across the Oxus into . Shir Ali threw Afzul Khan into prison...