Abdur Rahman Khan

Abdur Rahman Khan 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 reestablished the writ of the Afghan government after the disarray that followed the second AngloAfghan war. He became known as The Iron Amir after defeating a number of rebellions by various tribes who were led by his relatives.

In 1896, he adopted the title of ZiaulMillatWaud Din , and his zeal for the cause of Islam induced him to publish treatises on jihad. Today, his descendants can be found in many places outside Afghanistan, such as in America, France, Germany, and even in Scandinavian countries such as Denmark and carry the surname of Ziyaee, which is itself a derivative of the Kings title. His two eldest sons, Habibullah Khan and Nasrullah Khan, were born at Samarkand. His youngest son, Mahomed Omar Jan, was born in 1889 of an Afghan mother, connected by descent with the Barakzai family.

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