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Abdul Wahab Khan
عبدالوهاب خان (Dari)
Born1848
Kandahar, Emirate of Afghanistan
DiedJuly 13, 1920(1920-07-13) (aged 72)
Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
Spouse(s)3 wives - Sakina, Sahib Sultan, Mariam
Children9 sons, 3 daughters
Parents
  • Sardar Mir Afzal Khan (father)
  • Hazara (mother)
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Sardar Abdul Wahab Khan (Dari: سردار عبدالوهاب خان) (1848 - 13 July 1920) belonged to the Mohammadzai tribe of Kandahar. He was the son (from fourth wife - a Hazara[1]) of Sardar Mir Afzal Khan (Governor of Kandahar when the Second Anglo-Afghan War began[2][3]) and great-grandson (from fifth wife - a Ghilzai[1]) of Sardar Payendah Khan. He is also a second cousin of Sher Ali Khan[4] (Abdul Wahab Khan's grandfather, Sardar Pur Dil Khan was a half brother of Sher Ali Khan's father, Dost Mohammad Khan.[5] Abdul Wahab Khan's half sister was also married to Sher Ali Khan and was his favourite wife.[3]). When Abdur Rahman Khan was invited by the British to become the new Amir after the defeat of Ayub Khan during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Abdul Wahab Khan lived in exile for many years in Persia (now Iran) then to British India before returning to Kabul with his son in 1903.[6]

Under Emir Habibullah Khan he held the position of Secretary in Charge of Correspondence and rank of Civil Brigadier, accompanying the Emir during his Herat tour in 1907. He served on Boundary Commission in 1910 and was appointed Governor of Turkestan and rank of Civil General in 1911. He was reported to be both popular and energetic as a Governor in Mazar-i-Sharif in 1914.[6]

Under Emir Amanullah Khan he resumed his duties as Secretary in Charge of Correspondence after returning from Turkestan and left for Bukhara in April 1919 with Muhammad Wali Khan who the Emir had sent on a diplomatic mission abroad. He was later reported to have been appointed as the Minister for Education in December 1919. Two of his sons from his first wife Sakina: Abdur Rahman who was an envoy to India, and Abdul Habib were both appointed Ministers of Education in succession after him.[6][1]

Second Anglo-Afghan War

Abdul Wahab Khan was allied with Sher Ali Khan then later with Sher Ali's successor and son Ayub Khan. This alliance made him a natural opponent of Abdur Rahman Khan who battled both Sher Ali and Ayub Khan for power when they each were rulers of Afghanistan. During the Second Anglo-Afghan War Abdul Wahab Khan participated in the Battle of Maiwand with Ayub Khan in 1880 which resulted in the defeat of the British. Once Rahman Khan became the ruler of Afghanistan with the help of the British, Wahab Khan together with his family fled to Persia (now Iran) as political refugees. The British offered him a monetary allowance on the condition that he relocate to British India, to eliminate any possibility of him rebelling with Ayub Khan against Rahman Khan in Herat, he accepted. After some time, he asked for either an increase to his allowance to remain in British India or a payment to return to Persia. The British refused, and he eventually returned to Afghanistan after Rahman Khan died in 1901. Rahman Khan's son and successor Habibullah Khan made Abdul Wahab Khan the governor of Turkestan in 1911 and he was also present at the Amir's hunting party in February 1919 during which he was assassinated.

Exile in Persia and British India

More info about exile years in Persia and British India.

References

  1. ^ a b c Adamec, Ludwig W. (1975). Historical and political who's who of Afghanistan. Hauptbd: Historical and political Who's who. Graz: Akad. Druck- u. Verlagsanst. pp. 477, 481. ISBN 978-3-201-00921-8.
  2. ^ Trousdale, William; Allen, Mitchell; Maurer, Cyndi (2021). Kandahar in the nineteenth century. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-43305-2.
  3. ^ a b "1. Petition from Sardar Abdul Habib, an Afghanistan refugee, praying for an increase to his allowance, refused. Decision that it should have effect from the date on which his father crazed to draw his stipend on bowing India in Feb 1898. II. Petition from Sardar Abdul Wahab Khan, Praying for a pension" (PDF). Indian Culture (National Archives of India). 1899. p. 49. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "1. Petition from Sardar Abdul Habib, an Afghanistan refugee, praying for an increase to his allowance, refused. Decision that it should have effect from the date on which his father crazed to draw his stipend on bowing India in Feb 1898. II. Petition from Sardar Abdul Wahab Khan, Praying for a pension" (PDF). Indian Culture (National Archives of India). 1899. p. 23. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  5. ^ Adamec, Ludwig W. (1975). Historical and political who's who of Afghanistan. Hauptbd: Historical and political Who's who. Graz: Akad. Druck- u. Verlagsanst. pp. 388, 481. ISBN 978-3-201-00921-8.
  6. ^ a b c Adamec, Ludwig W. (1975). Historical and political who's who of Afghanistan. Hauptbd: Historical and political Who's who. Graz: Akad. Druck- u. Verlagsanst. p. 101. ISBN 978-3-201-00921-8.

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