Akbar Khan Monarch

Amir Akbar Khan (1816–1845; Pashto: امير اکبر خان‎), born as Mohammad Akbar Khan (Pashto: محمد اکبر خان‎) and famously known as Wazir Akbar Khan, was an Afghan prince, general, and finally emir for about three years until his death. He was militarily active in the First Anglo-Afghan War, which lasted from 1839 to 1842. He is prominent for his leadership of the national party in Kabul from 1841 to 1842, and his massacre of the retreating British-led Indian army and their retinue from Kabul to Gandamak near Jalalabad in 1842. His fame began with the 1837 Battle of Jamrud, while attempting to re-gain Afghanistan's second capital, Peshawar from the Sikh army of Punjab.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Wazir Ghazi Prince and General
Birth date	January 01, 1813
Date of death	January 01, 1845
Place of death	Afghanistan , Jalalabad
Place of burial	Afghanistan Mazar-i-Sharif Shrine of Hazrat Ali
Parents	Dost Mohammad Khan
Title	Emir of Afghanistan

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Monarch

From	1842
To	1845
predecessor	Shah Shujah Durrani
successor	Dost Mohammad Khan

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