Fateh Jang Durrani
| Fateh Jang Durrani فتح جنگ دراني | |
|---|---|
| His Majesty, Grace of God, King Sultan Fath Jang the Brave, Abdali, Pearl of the Pearls, King of Afghanistan[a] | |
Prince Futty Jung, by Vincent Eyre (c. 1842) | |
| Shah of the Durrani Empire | |
| Reign | 5 April 1842 – 12 October 1842 (6 months and 1 week) |
| Coronation | 29 June 1842 Bala Hissar, Kabul, Durrani Empire |
| Predecessor | Shuja Shah Durrani |
| Successor | Shahpur Shah Durrani |
| Died | 25 June 1855 Ludhiana, British India |
| Spouse | Aga Begum Sahiba Begum Jan Khadija Begum Kishtwar Sultan Begum Thuke un-nisa Begum Mubarak Sultan Begum Sumbul Khanum Bibi Jawahir Khanum Khurdi Jan Khanum Sahib Jan Khanum |
| Issue | Shujaat Jang Unknown daughter |
| House | Durrani |
| Father | Shuja Shah Durrani |
| Mother | Wafa Begum |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military career | |
| Conflicts | First Anglo-Afghan War |
Fateh Jang Durrani,[b] also known as Fath Jang Shah, Prince Fatteh Jang,[1] and Prince Futty Jung, was briefly the ruler of Afghanistan following the death of his father, Shuja Shah Durrani.
Early life
Fateh Jang was born into a Sadozai family to his father Shuja Shah Durrani, and to his mother Wafa Begum of the Barakzai tribe, alongside his brothers Mohammad Akbar Mirza and Shahpur Mirza.
Reign
Despite his elder uterine brother Timur Mirza's position of being the heir apparent, Fateh Jang succeeded after the assassination of his father Shuja Shah Durrani on 5 April 1842. Jang was mostly an unpopular leader of his time due to his oppressive nature, and was known to sexually assault and personally rape members of his own garrison in Kandahar.[1]: 10
Aware of no external assistance during his reign, Jang soon chose to abdicate and withdraw alongside George Pollock's retreating British forces, and was succeeded by his brother, Shahpur Shah Durrani, who held the throne briefly before being deposed by the request of Mohammad Akbar Khan's nobles, being replaced by Dost Mohammad Khan.[2][3] Jang was given a residency in Punjab, British Raj.
Notes
References
- ^ a b Dalrymple, William (2014). Return of A King The Battle for Afghanistan. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781408831595.
- ^ Lee, Jonathan L. (15 January 2019). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-78914-010-1.
- ^ "AFGHANISTAN x. Political History". Encyclopedia Iranica.
Meanwhile, Shah Šoǰāʿ, having lost British protection, was put to death on 23 Ṣafar 1258/5 April 1842. His son Fatḥ Jang declared himself king but finally decided to abdicate and retreat with Pollock's army. He left on the throne one of his brothers, Šāhpūr, who remained there only as long as it took Dōst Moḥammad to return to the capital (1259/1843).