Ghulam Haidar Khan
| Ghulam Haidar Khan | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Haidar Khan, c. 1839–1842 | |
| Governor of Ghazni | |
| Born | 1816 |
| Died | 21 March 1858 (aged 41–42) |
| House | Barakzai |
| Father | Dost Mohammad Khan |
| Military career | |
| Conflicts |
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Ghulam Haidar Khan,[a] simply known as Hyder Khan, was an Afghan military general and a Governor of Ghazni under the reign of his father Dost Mohammad Khan.[1]
Early life
Haidar Khan was born to Dost Mohammad Khan, a member of the Mohammadzai branch of the Barakzai Pashtun tribe.[2]
Rise to power
Haidar Khan was appointed as the Governor of Ghazni under the reign of his father, Dost Mohammad Khan. Within the outbreak of the First Anglo-Afghan War, he was caught and was forced to surrender to the British.[3]
In 1850, Ghulam Haidar Khan conquered Tashqurghan and its Mir Wali was forced to flee.[4]
In 1855, Ghulam Haidar Khan was a leading commander in the Conquest of Kandahar.[5]
Death
Haidar Khan died in 1858, aged 41–42.
Notes
References
- ^ Hazārah, Fayż Muḥammad Kātib; McChesney, R. D.; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi (2013). The History of Afghanistan: Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-Tawārīkh. Brill. ISBN 9789004234925.
- ^ Lee, Jonathan L. (2018). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. ISBN 9781789140101.
- ^ Dalrymple, William (2013). Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307958297.
- ^ Noelle, Christine (25 June 2012). State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826–1863). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-60317-4.
- ^ Malleson, George B. (1879). History of Afghanistan: From the Earliest Period to the Outbreak of the War of 1878. W. H. Allen & Company. ISBN 0343739771. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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