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Abdul Rahman Khan | |
|---|---|
| عبدالرحمان خان (Dari) | |
| Born | 1898 Dehradun, British India |
| Died | March 11, 1944 (aged 45–46) Madras |
| Spouse | 1 |
| Children | 7 sons and 6 daughters |
| Father | Mohammad Yaqub Khan |
Early Life
[edit]Abdul Rahman Khan was a Mohammadzai from the Afghan Royal Family. He was born in Dehradun in 1898[1]. His father, Amir Mohammad Yaqub Khan[2] was the Ruler of Afghanistan from February to November 1879.[3][4][5] His mother was the daughter of Sardar Nur Mohammad Khan (a first cousin of Amir Yaqub Khan), an Afghan Royal living in Dehradun.[6][7] He had 4 siblings, Nur Jahan, Abdullah, Abdul Hamid and Abdul Qayyum, who survived him after his death. He was also survived by his widow, and 13 children. Abdul Rahman was educated in Dehradun privately, however, his education was neglected.[8]
Refugee in India
[edit]After his father’s abdication in November 1879 as a result of the Treaty of Gandamak, he fled to India, and arrived there in December of that year, and settled in Dehradun.[9] Abdul Rahman and his siblings, as well as half-siblings were given allowances from the Government of India. Despite being Royals from a foreign country, they were bound under Bengal Regulation III of 1818, which meant they were kept under detention, until death or release. After the death of his father, some allowances were reconsidered and raised.
Escape
[edit]In 1924, Abdul Rahman believed that he could escape from Dehradun and attempt to take the Throne of Afghanistan and become the King. A similar occurrence took place in 1916, when Sardar Akram Khan and Sardar Azam Khan, sons of Ayub Khan attempted to take the Afghan Throne, but were unsuccessful and were held captive in prison for some time.[10][11] He left in pursuit of the Throne on 27 April 1924, with his brother, Abdullah. They left Dehradun but were detained in Parachinar being suspected as Bolsheviks and Turks. After his capture in Parachinar, he was brought to Khan Bahadur Kuli Khan Khattak, and interrogated by him. They then claimed their identities as Ghilji traders, who were lacking passports. After the interrogation, the were sent back to Dehradun. Abdul Rahman Khan’s elder half-brother, Abdul Karim Khan, also escaped Indian captivity and succeeded in becoming the Amir of Afghanistan, in the Southern Provinces, and signed his letters as “Amir Abdul Karim Khan of Afghanistan, Khadim-i-Islam.[12] He was taken to Burma in 1926[13] and died there.[14]
Captivity in Burma
[edit]After failing his plot to dethrone the Afghan King, he went to Burma in 1926. After his arrival, his brothers came there shortly after. He was given a bungalow there. In 1929, 20 Afghan Princes were deported to Burma as a precautionary measure due to Sardar Mohammad Umar Khan’s (son of Ayub Khan) plot to capture the Afghan Throne. The group that were deported were sons of Yaqub Khan and Ayub Khan. They were sent back to India after 9 months, on 23 October 1929.[2] However, as Abdul Rahman and his brothers were not part of the group that were deported to Burma, they were not invited to return and stayed on there. By 1934, it was decided to send the Afghan Princes back to India, and for Abdul Rahman’s place of abode, it was chosen that he would live in Coonoor[15], while his brothers would live in Jabalpur[16]. All 4 brothers arrived in India on 21 November 1934.
Personal Life
[edit]Sardar Abdul Rahman Khan married the daughter of Sardar Abdur Rahman Khan, the youngest son of Sher Ali Khan by his Kafiristani wife.[17][18] His father-in-law, Sardar Abdur Rahman Khan resided in Karachi, Rawalpindi and Meerut.[19] He had 7 sons and 6 daughters, who were born in Dehradun, Rangoon and Coonoor. A favourite pastime amongst himself and other relatives was Shikhar (hunting). This was also a continent way for British authorities to pacify the needs of exiled Afghans.
Death
[edit]He was admitted as a patient at Lawley Hospital, Coonoor, on 3 December 1943. On 11 March 1944, he passed away as a result of heart failure.[20] He was buried at Sirhind Sharif, in the Punjab State.
References
[edit]- ^ ""Demands by King's Son; Treated like a commoner". 3 April 1935.
- ^ a b Kadir, S. M. A. (1949). Royals and Royal Mendicant: A Tragedy of the Afgan History, 1791-1949. Afghanistan: Lion Press.
- ^ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yaqub-Khan
- ^ https://www.afghan-web.com/biographies/biography-of-mohammad-yaqub-khan
- ^ https://phersu-atlas.com/metrics_summary/ruler/9544.html
- ^ https://abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/2939927
- ^ https://abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/4136092
- ^ https://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/3973453
- ^ https://books.google.com/books/about/Biographical_Encyclopedia_of_Afghanistan.html?id=JyFEPQAACAAJ
- ^ https://archive.org/stream/afghanistan-from-the-foreign-office-files/FO%20402-19_djvu.txt
- ^ Rashid, Brig. Haroon. History of the Pathans: The Ghurghushti, Beitani and Matti tribes of Pathans.
- ^ "THE KHOST REBELLION OF 1924: The Centenary of an Overlooked But Significant Episode in Afghan History" (PDF).
- ^ "Afghan Chief Exiled". 12 June 1926.
- ^ Stewart, Rhea (1973). Fire in Afghanistan, 1914-1929: Faith, Hope, and the British Empire.
- ^ https://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/2934594?searchWord=&backquery=%5Bquery=&filter_field_1=subjectCollection&filter_type_1=equals&filter_value_1=Digitized+Public+Records&filter_field_2=subjectCollection&filter_type_2=equals&filter_value_2=Foreign&filter_field_3=keywords&filter_type_3=equals&filter_value_3=Bombay&filter_field_4=keywords&filter_type_4=equals&filter_value_4=Political+Department&originalquery=&sort_by=dc.date.issued_dt&order=asc&rpp=100&etal=0&start=0%5D
- ^ "Detention of the Late Ex-Amir of Afghanistan: Expenditure Estimated at Rs. 26 Lakhs". 8 February 1936.
- ^ Baiza, Y. (2013). Education in Afghanistan: Developments, Influences and Legacies Since 1901. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
- ^ "Ayub Khan and his friends". 6 October 1887.
- ^ https://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/2912930
- ^ "Reported death of Sardar Abdul Rahman Khan, an Afghan detenue at Coonoor. Grant of advance to Sardars Abdullah Khan, Abdul Hamid Khan & Abdul Quayyum Khan to proceed to Coonoor on the occasion of their brother Abdul Rahman Khan's death". 1944.