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Abd ar-Rahman Khan

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Abd ar-Rahman Khan , 1844?-1901, emir of Afghanistan (1880-1901); grandson of Dost Muhammad. He opposed his uncle, Sher Ali , and was forced into exile in 1869. He was, however, recognized by the British as emir in 1880, and he supported British interests as, for example, against Russia. Author not available, ABD AR-RAHMAN KHAN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
caliphate
...sometimes called the caliphate of Baghdad. One Umayyad, Abd ar-Rahman I , escaped the general massacre of his family and fled...After the fall of Baghdad to the Mongols under Hulagu Khan in 1258, the Abbasids fled to Egypt. The Ottomans captured... Read more
Herat
...several centuries. The Mongols under Jenghiz Khan devastated Herat in 1221. Timur took the...claims to Herat, which in 1881 was taken by Abd ar-Rahman and finally confirmed as part of a united...are in fact under the rule of Ishmael Khan, a former Afghan army officer who led... Read more

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