Sultan Mohammad Khan

Sultan Mohammad Khan (1795–1861), also known as "Telai" was a governor of Peshawar from 1828 to 1834. He was the older brother of Dost Mohammad Khan (Emir of Afghanistan) (1793–1863). His love of clothes led to his family giving him his nickname "Talai", meaning golden.^[1]

The First Musahiban

He is the fifteenth son of Sardar Payinda Khan Muhammadzai. He is the great grandfather of King Mohammed Nadir Shah.

Khan had as many as 70 children, including Yahya Khan, Sufi Din Muhammed, Zikria, and Abdul Qudus.^{[citation needed]}

His tombstone coordinates are 34°30'46"N 69°12'21"E.

He is Musahiban (mú-cy-bon) derived from Farsi (مصاحب) Musahib, meaning "companion" and is part of the Mohammadzai family.

References

^ Noelle, Christine (1997). State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826–1863): The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-63). Routledge. p. 39. ISBN 978-0700706297. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

External links

http://wikimapia.org/18878663/Sultan-Mohammed-Khan-Telai-Mausoleum http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Afghanistan.htm

[Noelle-1] Noelle, Christine (1997). State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826–1863): The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-63). Routledge. p. 39. ISBN 978-0700706297. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

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