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AFGHANISTAN

The Barakzai Dynasty

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1863 - 1866 and 1868 - 1879 H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Sher 'Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. b. 1825, sixth son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir-i-Kabir, Amir Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his fifth wife, Khadija Begum, daughter of Haji Rahmatu'llah Khan Popalzai, educ. privately. Governor of Kuram 1842-1845, Ghuzni 1845-1858, Kandahar 1858-1863, and Herat 1863. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Vali Ahad, after the death of his elder full-brother, 2nd July 1858. Proclaimed at Herat on the death of his father, 12th June 1863. Defeated at the battle of Sheikhabad by his brother Afzal and deposed, 9th May 1866, but continued to rule at Herat. Restored on the deposition of his elder brother, 8^th September 1868 and recognised as Amir by Britain March 1869. m. (first) Khurshid Begum, a Babakar-Khel. m. (second) Bibi Narinj, a Nuristani consort. m. (third) Maryam Begum, daughter of Sa'adat Khan Mohmand, of Lalpura. m. (fourth) Aisha Begum. m. (fifth) a Nuristani consort. m. (sixth) a Safi wife. m. (seventh) a daughter of H.E. Sardar Mir Afzal Khan, sometime Governor of Farah and Kandahar. m. (eighth) Bobo Jan Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad 'Usman Khan Saddozai, Nizam ud-Daula, sometime Wazir-i-Azam to Shah Shuja. He d. at Mazar-i-Sharif, 21^st February 1879 (bur. there, at the Rauza), having had issue, six sons and six daughters:
- 1) H.E. Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan (s/o Khurshid). Installed as Heir Presumptive by his grandfather, at the Deh Bori, Kabul, June 1863. Governor of Kabul 1863-1865. m.(first) Bilqis Begum (m. second, 1865, his younger brother, H.E. Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan), a Bamizai lady. m. (second) a Ghilzai lady. m. (third) Bibi Mariam (m. second, 1865, H.E. Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan). He was k. in the battle of Kujhbaz, 3^rd June 1865, having had issue, a son:
  - a) Sardar Ahmad 'Ali Jan (s/o the Ghilzai lady). Hon. ADC to Lord Roberts 1880. He had issue, one son:
    - i) Sardar 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan. m. Maryam Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies, by a Hazara consort. He had issue, four sons and one daughter:
      - (1) Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan. m. Ruh Afza Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar 'Azizu'llah Khan Ziai, sometime Ambassador to Iran, by Masuma Begum, his Behsudi consort. He has issue, one son and four daughters:
        
        (a) Faridun Khan.
        
        (a) Faria Khanum.
        
        (b) Fauzia Khanum.
        
        (c) Fahima Khanum.
        
        (d) Faiza Khanum .Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
      - (2) Sardar 'Abdu'l Wali Khan. m. Sabira Begum, youngest daughter of H.R.H Sardar Muhammad Kabir Khan, sometime PMG and Dir. Medical Dept., by his third wife, Tajwar Begum, a Nuristani lady. He had issue, one son:
        
        (a) Shah Wali Khan.
      - (3) H.E. Sardar Nisar Ahmad Khan. Governor of Badakhshan. m. a daughter of Muhammad Nauruz, and had issue.
      - (4) Sardar 'Ali Ahmad Khan. He had issue, one daughter:
        
        (a) Adila Khanum.
      - (1) A daughter. m. Mir Sikander Khan, and had issue, one son.
- 2) H.E. Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (s/o a Safi wife). Governor of Kabul 1865-1866, surrendered the Bala Hissar to Amir 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan in February 1866, Governor of Herat 1868-1869, of Ghazni 1871, and Kabul 1871-1876, City Magistrate Kabul 1876-1878. Expelled from Afghanistan in 1881. m. (first) Mastura Begum, eldest daughter of his uncle, Sardar Muhammad Amin Khan. m. (second) Gulnar Begum, a Safi lady. m. (third) Amina Begum, eldest daughter of H.H. Amir Sultan Ahmad Khan Sarkar, Amir of Herat, by his wife, Padshah Begum [Nawab Dukhtar], daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir-i-Kabir, Amir Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. m. (fourth) Gulrukh Begum, a Hazara lady. m. (fifth) Bad Mushk Begum, a Hazara consort. m. (sixth) a Safi lady. m. (seventh) after June 1865, Bilqis Begum, a Bamizai lady, the widow of his elder brother, H.E. Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan. m. (eighth) after June 1865, Bibi Mariam, another widow of H.E. Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan. m.(ninth) Nazko. m.(tenth) Taj Bibi. m.(eleventh) at Hasan Abdal, Punjab, 1902, Khurshid Jan. He d. at Hasan Abdal, near Rawalpindi, Punjab, August 1904, having had issue, six sons and four daughtersHe had issue, five sons and three daughters:
  - a) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan (s/o the Hazara consort). m. Sayyida Koko Begum, daughter of Sayyid Ahmad Shah. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
    - i) Sardar 'Abdu'l Hadi Khan. [Env. Extr. & Min. Plen. At the Court of St James's 1922??] m. Kulsum Begum, daughter of H.R.H Sardar Muhammad Kabir Khan, sometime PMG and Dir. Medical Dept., by his third wife, Tajwar Begum, a Nuristani lady. He has issue, three sons and three daughters:
      - (1) 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan.
      - (2) 'Abdu'llah Hadi Khan.
      - (3) 'Abdu'l Wahab Khan.
      - (1) Maryam Khanum.
      - (2) Bilqis Khanum.
      - (3) Humaira Khanum. Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
    - ii) Sardar 'Abdu'l Baqi Khan. m. Aziza Begum, daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his Shighnani consort, Maryam Begum, Nairat ul-Haram. He had issue, three daughters:
      - (1) Adila Begum. b. at Kabul, 1934. Went into exile in London 1979. m. at Kabul, 1952, Pir Sayyid Ahmad Gailani [Agha Effendi] (b. 1^st May 1932), educ. Abu Habifa Coll., and Kabul Univ., Pir of the Qadiriya Sufi Order since 1964, Counsellor for Reliious Affairs 1965-1978, Minister for Foreign Affairs 1994, Leader of the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan since 1979, younger son of Pir Sayyid Hassan Gailani [Hazrat Naqib Sahib], Pir of the Qadiriya Sufi Order. She had issue, two sons and three daughters:
        
        (a) Sayyid Hamid Gailani. Dep. Leader National Islamic Front of Afghanistan, Leader of the Pushtun Delegation to the UN Conference at Bonn 2002.
        
        (b) Sayyid Muhammad Gailani.
        
        (a) Fatima Begum [Mrs. Fatima Gailani]. b. at Kabul, 1954, educ. at Kabul Univ. (BA), and London Univ. (MA Islamic Studies). Went into exile in London 1979. Presdt. & Sec-Gen. Afghan Red Crescent Soc. (ARCS) since 2005, Mbr. Cncl. for the Unity of Afghanistan 2001, Mbr. Loya Jirga, and Constitutional Commission, Hon. Mbr. Brd. of "Beyond the 11th", Adviser "Peace X Peace" Circle, etc. m. 1975 (div.), H.E. Hamidu'llah Khan Nasser-Zia (b. 1951), sometime Ambassador to Italy and Germany, younger son of Sardar Atau'llah Khan Nasser-Zia, by his wife, Humaira Begum, daughter of H.M. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Inayatu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan. m. (second) H.E. Dr. Anwar ul-Haq Ahady (b. at Jigdalai, Kabul), educ. Habibia High. Sch., Kabul, American Univ. of Beirut, Lebanon (B.Pol.Sc. 1974, M.Pol.Sc. 1977), Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Illinois (Ph.D. 1978), and Kellog Coll. of Management (MBA), Assist. Professor of Political Sciences at Carlton Univ., USA, Banking Dir. Continental Elona of Chicago 1985-1987, Professor of Political Science at Providence Univ., Rhode Is., USA 1987-2002, Presdt. Afghan Social Democratic Party since 1995, Dir. Da Afghanistan Bank 2002-2004, Minister for Finance since 2003, son of Abdul Haqhas, sometime Judge of the Supreme Court. She had issue, one daughter by her first husband - see below.
        
        (b) Maryam Gailani.
        
        (c) Zarin Gailani.
      - (2) Hasina Begum. m. H.E. Dr Nangyalai Siddiq Tarzi, Ambassador to Pakistan, second son of Muhammad Siddiq Khan Tarzi. She had issue, two children - see Afghanistan (Tarzi).
      - (3) Ranila Khanum.
    - i) Rabia Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, son of Sardar Bahadur Khan, by his second wife, Fatima Sultan Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Aminu'llah Khan, Amin ud-Daula. She had issue, three sons and two daughters - see above.
  - b) Sardar 'Abdu'l Hamid Khan (s/o the Safi wife). m. Hamdam Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Umar Khan, by his wife, Khurshid Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'llah Khan. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
    - i) Muhammad Akram Khan. He d. young.
    - ii) Muhammad 'Ali Khan. m. Aziza Begum.Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
    - i) Aasiya Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Yunus Khan Sarwari, and has issue, two sons.
    - ii) Zainab Begum. m. Sardar Hashmatu'llah Khan, son of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG, by his Nuristani consort, Yasmeen Begum - see below.
  - c) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rashid Khan. b. 1893 (s/o Gulnar Begum). m. (first) Sardar Begum (d.s.p.), youngest daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan, sometime Chief Minister, by his third wife, Hajira Begum, a Kashmiri lady. m. (second) Sayyida Mahbuba Begum (d.s.p.), eldest daughter of Mir 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan, by his wife, Zainab Begum, daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. m. (third) (div.) Khurshid Sultan Begum (m. second, Sayyid Ashraf), daughter of his paternal uncle, Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, by his third wife, Sahib Jahan Begum, a Punjabi lady. He had issue, one son and one daughter, by his third wife:
    - i) 'Abdu'l Wahab Khan. m. Wahida Begum, daughter of his paternal uncle, Sardar 'Abdu'l Wahid Khan, by his second wife, Maimuna Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan. He had issue, several daughters.
    - i) Nafisa Begum. m. Dr. 'Abdu'l Aziz Mujaddidi, son of Ashraf Khan Mujaddidi, by his wife, Shah Koko, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan.
  - d) Sardar 'Abdu'l Majid Khan. b. 1895 (s/o Gulnar), educ. Islamia Coll., Peshawar. Interpreter Foreign Office 1920-1925, Ministry of Commerce 1925. m. Gauhar Jan Begum, daughter of General H.R.H. Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan [Omar Jan], by his Afghan wife, Benafsha Begum. He had issue, four sons and one daughters:
    - i) Yahya Khan.
    - ii) Zikeria Khan.
    - iii) Ziau'llah Khan.
    - iv) 'Abdu'llah Khan.Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
    - i) Ruqaiya Begum. m. Dr Muhammad 'Ali Khan, son of Sardar Muhammad Usman Khan, by his wife, Shaukat Begum - see above.
  - e) Sardar 'Abdu'l Wahid Khan. b. 1898, educ. Islamia Coll. and Cambridge Univ. Interpreter in Ministry of Commerce. m. (first) at Kabul, 1925 (div. 1927) H.R.H. Princess Afaq Sultan Begum, Shams ul-Banat (b. before 1901; d. at Kabul, 1974), eldest daughter of H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of the God granted Kingdom of Afghanistan and its dependencies, GCB, GCMG, by his first wife, H.H. Jamal Begum, Badr ul-Haram Shuja'at Sahib, the Aliya Jah, daughter of 'Abdu'l Majid Khan Safi, Chief of the Tago. m. (second) Maimuna Begum, second daughter of Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan, by his wife, Tajwar Sultan Begum, daughter of Loinab Sher Dil Khan Shaghasi. He had issue, three sons and two daughters, by his second wife:
    - i) Muhammad Anis Khan (s/o Maimuna). m. Fakhria Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Haji Faiz Muhammad Khan Zikeria, sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs, by his first wife, Humaira Begum, daughter of H.E. Muhammad Akbar Khan, sometime Civil ADC to the King. He has issue, one daughter:
      - (1) Asma Khanum.
    - ii) 'Abdu'l Fahim Khan (s/o Maimuna). m. a French lady.
    - iii) 'Abdu'l Samad Khan (s/o Maimuna).
    - i) Fauzia Khanum (d/o Maimuna).
    - ii) Wahida Begum (d/o Maimuna). m. 'Abdu'l Wahab Khan, only son of her paternal uncle, Sardar 'Abdu'l Rashid Khan, by his third wife, Khurshid Sultan Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan. She had issue, several daughters - see above.
  - f) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahman. b. posthumously, at Hasan Abdal, Punjab, 1904 (s/o Khurshid Jan).
  - a) H.H. Zahra Begum, Sitara ul-Haram, the Aliya Rutba (d/o Mastura). m. by proxy at Hasan Abdal, April 1901, H.M. Siraj ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin Habibu'llah Shah, Sarkar-i-Wala, King of Afghanistan, GCB, GCMG (b. at Samarkand, 2^nd July 1872; k. at Kalagush, Laghman, 20^th February 1919), second son of H.H. Zia ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, GCB, GCSI, by his wife, Asal Begum. She had no issue - see below.
  - b) Rabia Khanum.
  - c) Farukh Begum (d/o Gulrukh). m. Sayyid Ahmad Shah. She had issue, five sons and one daughter.
  - d) Niyas Begum. m. as his second wife, Raja 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan Bahadur, elder son of Raja Prithvi Singhji Sahib Bahadur [Prativi Singh], of Partabgarh, by his wife, Allahrakhi Baisa. She had issue, six sons and two daughters - see India (Partabgarh).
- 3) H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan (s/o Maryam) - see below.
- 4) H.H. Amir Muhammad Ayub Khan, Amir of Herat (s/o Maryam) - see Afghanistan (Herat).
- 5) Crown Prince 'Abdu'llah Jan. b. 1862 (s/o Aisha Begum). Invested as Heir Apparent with the title of Crown Prince (Wali Ahad) at Maranjan Hill, 22^nd November 1874. He d.v.p. at Kabul, 17^th August 1878.
- 6) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan. b. 1866 (s/o a Nuristani consort). m. (first) (div.) an Afghan lady. m. (second) a Muhammadzai lady. m. (third) Sahib Jahan Begum, a Punjabi lady. He had issue, four sons and six daughters:
  - a) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan (s/o the Afghan lady). m. Mulki Jan [Koko] (d. at Rawalpindi, 1^st June 1983, bur.there), daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram, by his wife, Bibi Zainab. He d. at Karachi, March 1950 (bur. there), having had issue, two sons:
    - i) Colonel Sardar 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan. b. 1915. m. Mahbuba Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan, by his wife, Nur Jahan Begum, fifth daughter of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies. He d. at Rawalpindi, 5^th March 1992 (bur. there).
    - ii) Colonel Sardar 'Abdu'l Wahid Khan. He d. unm. at Saharanpur, September 1946 (bur. there).
  - b) Sardar 'Abdu'l Azim Khan (s/o Sahib Jahan). m. (first) (div.) a Muhammadzai lady. m. (second) … m. (third)… m. (fourth) … m. (fifth) … m. (sixth) …
  - c) Sardar 'Abdu'l 'Ali Khan (s/o Sahib Jahan). m. (first) (div.) a Saddozai lady. m. (second) Hamida Begum, an Indian lady. He had issue:
    - i) Sardar Muhammad Gul Khan. m. (div.) Shahzadi Noreen Gul Begum, youngest daughter of Shahzada Sultan Kishwar, by his wife, Shahzadi Ahmadi Jan Begum, daughter of Shahzada Ahmad Jan. He has issue, two sons and one daughter.
  - d) Sardar 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan. b. 1915 (s/o Sahib Jahan). Senior Supt. of Police Sindh. m. Shah Gul Begum (d. at Karachi, 3^rd August 1997, bur. there), eldest daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan Durrani, by his wife, Mastura Begum, daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan. He d. at Karachi, 28^th April 1976 (bur. there), having had issue, three sons:
    - i) Sardar Asad Qadir Khan. b. 24^th February 1944. m. Aida Jan, daughter of Aziz Mujaddidi, by his wife, Nafisah Jan. He has issue, one daughter.
      - (1) Sadaf Jan. b. 3^rd August 1983. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - ii) Sardar Samad Qadir Khan. b. 9^th April 1948. m. Nawabzadi Munawar Sultana Begum (b. 5^th October1956), elder daughter of Nawabzada Masud Gauhar Khan Durrani, by his wife, Koko Gul Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan Durrani, by his wife, Mastura Begum, daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan. He d. 6^th July 1998, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
      - (1) Sardar Shahrukh Khan Durrani. b. 24^th November 1975.
      - (2) Sardar Farukh Khan Durrani. b. 27^th June 1986.
      - (1) Mahrukh Khanum. b. 2^nd August 1981.Copyright© Christopher Buyers Copyright©
    - iii) Sardar Ahmad Qadir Khan Durrani. b. 20^th September 1954. Inspector Fedral Investigation Agency (F.I.A). m. Nawabzadi Ameena Sultana Begum (b. 9^th July 1961), younger daughter of Nawabzada Masud Gauhar Khan Durrani from his wife Koko Gul Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan Durrani, by his wife, Mastura Begum, daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan. He d. 9^th June 2005, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
      - (1) Sardar Fahad Khan Durrani. b. 24^th June 1980.
      - (2) Sardar Abdul Ahad Khan Durrani. b. 14^th June 1983.
      - (1) Farah Khanum. b. 10^th June 1979. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - a) A daughter (d/o the Afghan lady). m. Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies, by his fourth wife, a daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan. She had issue, seven sons and five daughters - see below.
  - b) Another daughter (d/o the Afghan lady). m. Shah Abu Saeed, an Indian. No issue.
  - c) Koko Jan (d/o the Muhammadzai lady). m. Sardar Nadir Khan.
  - d) Shah Koko (d/o Sahib Jahan). m. (first) (div.) an Afghan. m. (second) Ashraf Khan Mujaddidi.
  - e) Khurshid Sultan Begum (d/o Sahib Jahan). m. (first) (div.) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rashid Khan (b. 1893), eldest son of her paternal uncle, H.E. Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, sometime Governor of Kabul, Herat, and Ghazni, by his second wife, Gulnar Begum, a Safi lady. m. (second) Sayyid Ashraf, an Indian barrister.
  - f) Koko Gul (d/o Sahib Jahan). m. an Indian gentleman.
- 1) Agha Khanum [Sabo Jan]. b. at Kabul, 1869 (d/o Khurshid Begum).
- 2) Fatima Begum (d/o Bibi Narinj). m. Sher Ahmad Khan, and had issue, one son and one daughter.
- 3) Sarah Begum (d/o Maryam Begum). m. Mir Muhammad Umar, and had issue one son.
- 4) Sabira Begum (d/o Aisha Begum). m. Sardar Muhammad Ishaq Khan (d. at Quetta, 21st February 1938), sixth son of Sardar Muhammad Sharif Khan, by his wife, a daughter of Sardar Mehr Dil Khan. She had issue, three sons - see Afghanistan (Sharif).
- 5) Hajira Begum (d/o Aisha Begum). m. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, second son of Sardar Muhammad Sharif Khan, by his wife, a daughter of Sardar Mehr Dil Khan. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Sharif).
- 6) Maimuna Begum (d/o Aisha Begum). m. (first) H.E. Sardar Fath Muhammad Khan (d. 1871), sometime Governor of Kalat, Balkh, Takhta Pul, and of Herat, son of General H.E. Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan Ghazi, sometime Wazir-i-Azam, by his Ghilzai wife. m. (second) Sardar Muhammad Nasir Khan, second son of Sardar Muhammad 'Umar Khan, by his Laghmani wife. She had issue, two sons, by her first husband (see above) and two sons by her second husband - see above.

1866 - 1867 H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Afzal Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. b. 1811, eldest son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir-i-Kabir, Amir Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his first wife, the daughter of Mu'llah Sadiq 'Ali Bangash, educ. privately. Governor of Balkh 1852-1864. Rebelled against his brother, 1864. Captured Kabul and proclaimed as Amir 2^nd March 1866 (recognised by the Government of India 5^th May 1866). Defeated his brother at Sheikhabad, 9^th May 1866. m. (first) a daughter of Samad Khan Bangash. m. (second) Bibi Murwarid (d. September 1874). He d. 7^th October 1867 (succ. by his younger brother), having had issue, one son and three daughters:
- 1) H.H. Zia ul-millat wa ud-din, Amir al-Mumenin, Amir 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, Amir of the God granted Kingdom of Afghanistan (s/o the Bangash lady) - see below.
- 1) Sahib Sultana Begum (d/o the Bangash lady). m. as his third wife, H.E. Sardar Aminu'llah Khan, Amin ud-Daula, elder son of Shuja ud-Daula, by his wife, Bobo Jan Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Yar Muhammad Khan, sometime Governor of Peshawar, and of Kabul. She d.s.p. - see Afghanistan (Nawabi).
- 2) Bibi Shah Bobo (d/o Bibi Murwarid). m. Major-General H.E. Sardar Muhammad Aziz Nadir Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Jalalabad, second son of her paternal uncle, H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad 'Azam Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by a Jaji from the Kuram district. She d.s.p. - see below.
- 3) A daughter. m. before 1863, as his first wife, Sayyid 'Abdu'l-Malik Mirza, Kette-Tura (b. 1848; d. 1909) Beg of Karshi 1860-1868, eldest son of H.H. Amir ul-Mumenin, Sayyid Amir Muzaffar ud-din 'Abdu'l Khan Bahadur, Sultan, Amir of Bokhara - see Uzbekistan (Bokhara).

1867 - 1868 H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad 'Azam Khan, Amir of Afghanistan. b. 1818, fifth son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir-i-Kabir, Amir Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his first wife, the daughter of Mu'llah Sadiq 'Ali Bangash, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother, Amir Afzal Khan, 7^th October 1867. Deposed in favour of his younger brother, Sher 'Ali Khan, 8^th September 1868. m. (first) 1845, the widow of his elder brother, General H.E. Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan Ghazi, sometime Wazir-i-Azam, and daughter of H.E. Sardar Yar Muhammad Khan Alakozai, Zahir ud-Daula, Governor of Herat. m. (second) a Ghilzai lady. m. (third) a Khosti lady. m. (fourth) a Jaji lady, from the Kurram district. m. (fifth) a Kurrami lady. m. (sixth) an Armenian Christian lady. One of these wives was Hanifa (b. ca. 1826, d. at Herat, 30th December 1924). He d. on his way to Tehran, 12th October 1869, having had issue, six sons and two daughters:
- 1) H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan (s/o the Kurrami lady). Sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram. m. (first) Durkhane Begum, a Bangash lady. m. (second) Bibi Zainab. m. (third) an Afghan lady. m. (fourth) Gul Badan Begum. He d. at Saharanpur, India, before August 1925 (bur. there), having had issue, nine sons and seven daughters:
  - a) Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan Durrani. b. before 1894 (s/o Durkhane Begum). Sometime Mayor of Delhi and Saharanpur. Assumed the surname of Durrani. m. an Afghan lady. He d. at Saharanpur, India, before 1947 (bur. there), having had issue, one son and one daughter:
    - i) Sardar Ahmad Ayub Khan Durrani. b. 10^th September 1926. An airline pilot with Ariana Afghan Airways, and Dir. of Airport Operations. m. Safura Begum, daughter of Sardar Akhtar Muhammad Khan, by his wife, Bibi Eva, daughter of Sardar Saleh Muhammad Khan. He d. in Afghanistan, 14th July 1969, having had issue, two sons and four daughters:
      - (1) Humayun Khan Durrani [Homayoun Durani]. b. 1^st November 1963. m. Zulaikha Begum, youngest daughter of Sardar Ahmad Sidiq Khan Haya, by his wife, Sara Begum, daughter of Sardar Akbar Muhammad Khan. He has issue, three sons:
        
        (a) Mustafa Khan Durrani. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        (b) Murtaza Khan Durrani.
        
        (c) Romin Khan Durrani.
      - (2) Fredun Khan Durrani. He has issue, a son:
        
        (a) Roman Khan Durrani. b. 2002.
      - (1) Parveen Khanum.
      - (2) Nuriman Khanum.
      - (3) Benazir Khanum.
      - (4) Nazifa Khanum.
    - i) Amir Sultan Khanum [Bobo Gul]. She d. unm.
  - b) Sardar 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan Durrani. b. 1894 (s/o Durkhane Begum). Sometime Magistrate of Bareily. m. Mastura Begum, daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan, by his wife, a Shinwari Sayyida. He d. at Chandauli, India, 27^th July 1939 (bur. Saharanpur), having had issue, three sons and three daughters:
    - i) Sardar Muhammad Nadir Khan Durrani. He d. unm. 19th September 1951 (bur. Lahore).
    - ii) Sardar Muhammad Tahir Khan Durrani. m. Shaukat Begum, daughter of his paternal uncle, Sardar Ghulam Qadir Khan Durrani, by his wife, Hawa Jan. He d. 2^nd February 1972 (bur. Lahore), having had issue, one son and one daughter:
      - (1) Sardar Muhammad Zahir Khan Durrani. b. 17^th December 1958. m. Shahzadi Farhat Sultana Begum, daughter of Shahzada Sultan Siyar, by his wife, Shahzadi Shirin Begum, daughter of Shahzada Rafiq. He had issue, one son:
        
        (a) Sardar Muhammad Moeed Khan Durrani.
      - (1) Nadira Begum [Nazi]. b. 22nd November 1957. m. Naeem Shakir. She had issue, one daughter.
    - iii) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan Durrani. Dep. Supt. of Police. m. Shirin Begum, daughter of his paternal uncle, Sardar Ghulam Qadir Khan Durrani, by his wife, Hawa Jan. He d. 20^th September 1983 (bur. Lahore), having had issue, an only daughter:
      - (1) Major Dr Soofia Durrani. b. 23^rd February 1959. m. Colonel Pervaiz, Pakistan Army. She d. 14^th August 2002 (bur. Lahore), having had issue, one son and one daughter. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - i) Shah Gul Begum. m. Sardar 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan, youngest son of Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, sometime Senior Supt. of Police, by his third wife, Sahib Jahan Begum. She d. 3^rd August 1997 (bur. Karachi), having had issue, three sons - see above.
    - ii) Koko Gul Begum. m. Nawabzada Masud Gauhar Khan Durrani, son of Nawabzada Muzaffar Gauhar Khan Durrani, by his wife, Shahzadi Mah Talat Begum. She d. 13^th February 1984 (bur. Karachi), having had issue, three sons and two daughters - see Afghanistan (Durrani).
    - iii) Qaiser Gul Begum [Mah Gul]. m. Sardar Sultan Sikander Khan Durrani, Mechanical Engineer, son of Sardar 'Abdu'l Azim Khan Durrani, by his wife, Rabia Sultan Begum. She had issue, an only son - see above.
  - c) Sardar Ghulam Qadir Khan Durrani. b. 1894 (s/o Bibi Zainab). m. Hawa Jan, a Ghilzai lady. He d. 2^nd April 1957 (bur. Rawalpindi), having had issue, one son and nine daughters:
    - i) Sardar Sultan Haidar Khan Durrani. m. Razia Begum, an Indian lady. He d. April 1997 (bur. Lahore).
    - i) Shah Begum. m. Dr. Z.A. Khan, a Punjabi. She d. February 1994 (bur. Lahore).
    - ii) Shirin Begum. m. Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan Durrani, sometime Dep. Supt. of Police, third son of her paternal uncle, Sardar 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan Durrani, by his wife, Mastura Begum, daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan. She had issue, an only daughter - see above.
    - iii) Shaukat Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Tahir Khan Durrani, second son of her paternal uncle, Sardar 'Abdu'l Qadir Khan Durrani, by his wife, Mastura Begum, daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan. She had issue, one son and one daughter - see above.
    - iv) Anjuman Begum. m. Major Hasan Khan, a Pathan.
    - v) Roshan Begum. m. Brigadier Usman Khan, a Pathan.
    - vi) Husnara Begum. m. Colonel G.M. Tareen, a Pathan.
    - vii) Afroze Begum. m. Major Anwaar, a Punjabi. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - viii) Parveen Begum. m. Major Shahid, a Punjabi. She d. June 2003 (bur. Rawalpindi).
    - ix) Zareen Begum. m. Umar Saeed, a Punjabi.
  - d) Sardar Ghulam Jilani Khan Durrani. b. 1894 (s/o the Afghan lady). m. a daughter of his paternal uncle, H.E. Sardar Muhammad Muhsin Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar, by his fourth wife. He had issue, one daughter:
    - i) Nur Jahan Begum. m. Dr. Mirza Bashir Beg, an Indian.
  - e) Sardar Ghulam Dastigir Khan Durrani (s/o the Afghan lady).
  - f) Sardar Yaqub Khan Durrani (s/o Durkhane Begum). m. (div.) Khadija Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan. He has issue, one son and three daughters:
    - i) Afzal Khan Durrani. Pakistan Intl. Airlines (PIA). m. Razia Begum, daughter of Sardar Amanu'llah Khan Durrani, by his wife, Bilqis Begum, daughter of Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan.
    - i) Nasim Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Akram Khan, son of Sardar Muhammad Azam Khan, by his first wife.
    - ii) Zarina Begum. m. (div.) Malik Akbar, a Punjabi.
    - iii) Farida Begum. m. Mirza Maqsood Beg, son of Dr. Mirza Bashir Beg, an Indian.
  - g) Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan Durrani (s/o Durkhane Begum).
  - h) Sardar Saif ul-Maluk Khan Durrani. b. 1916 (s/o Durkhane Begum). He d. unm. at Lahore, West Punjab, 1960 (bur. there).
  - i) Sardar Habibu'llah Khan Durrani. b. 1919 (s/o Durkhane Begum). m. (first) Melba, an English lady. m. (second) Qudsia Begum, daughter of Sardar Akhtar Muhammad Khan, by his wife, Bibi Eva, daughter of Sardar Saleh Muhammad Khan. He d. 1985 (bur. Lahore), having had issue, one son and one daughter by his first wife, and one son and two daughters by his second wife:
    - i) Sardar Amanu'llah Khan Durrani (s/o Melba). m. a Punjabi lady.
    - ii) Sardar Ziau'llah Khan Durrani (s/o Qudsia Begum).
    - i) Yasmeen Gul Begum (d/o Melba). m. an Afghan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - ii) Mahjabeen Khanum (d/o Qudsia Begum).
    - iii) Huma Khanum (d/o Qudsia Begum).
  - a) Hajira Begum [Khore] (d/o Gul Badan). m. Sardar Nur Ahmad Khan, youngest son of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan, by his Afghan wife. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see above.
  - b) Mulki Jan [Koko] (d/o Bibi Zainab). m. Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan, eldest son of Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahman Khan, by his Afghan wife. She d. at Rawalpindi, 1^st June 1983 (bur. there), having had issue, two sons - see above.
  - c) Bibi Ko (d/o Bibi Zainab). m. Shah Abu Saeed, an Indian. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
  - d) Bibi Jan (d/o the Afghan lady). m. Sardar 'Abdu'llah Khan. No issue.
  - e) Shamsi Jan [Shah Koko] (d/o Durkhane Begum). m. Sardar 'Abdu'llah Khan, ninth son of H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies, by his fourth wife, a daughter of Sardar Nur Muhammad Khan. She had issue, two sons and two daughters - see below.
  - f) Zulaikha Jan [Bibi Khurd] (d/o Durkhane Begum). m. Sardar 'Abdu'llah Khan. She had issue, two sons and two daughters.
  - g) Amir Begum [Shirin Gul]. b. 1912 (d/o Durkhane Begum). m. Sardar Muhi ud-din Khan, son of Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan, by his wife, Naushaba Begum. She d. 8th May 1991 (bur. Rawalpindi), having had issue, two sons and four daughters - see above.
- 2) Major-General H.E. Sardar Muhammad Aziz Nadir Khan (s/o the Jaji lady). Governor of Kandahar 1867-1868, and Jalalabad 1883, actg. C-in-C 1880. Kept in confinement, several times during his lifetime. m. (first) Khadija Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar 'Ali Muhammad Khan, by his wife, Uzra Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Aminu'llah Khan, Amin ud-Daula, by his Saddozai wife. m. (second) Bibi Shah Bobo (d.s.p.), second daughter of his paternal uncle, H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Afzal Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, by his wife, Bibi Murwarid. He had issue, one son and one daughter by his first wife:
  - a) Sardar 'Abdu'l Aziz Khan (s/o Khadija). He had issue, two daughters:
    - i) Khurshid Sultan Begum. m. Muhammad Amin Khan.
    - ii) Khawar Sultan Begum. m. Sayyid Sarwar Khan, of Kunar, and had issue, one son.
  - a) Shah Bobo Khanum (d/o Khadija). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 3) H.E. Sardar Muhammad Muhsin Khan (s/o the Kurrami lady). Sometime Governor of Kandahar. m. (first) Anwar Sultan Begum, an Afghan lady. m. (second) ... m. (third) ... m. (fourth) … He had issue, eight sons and five daughters:
  - a) Sardar 'Ali Abbas Khan Durrani (s/o Anwar Sultan). m. Amna Sultan Begum, an Afghan lady. He had issue, four sons and one daughter:
    - i) Sardar Muhammad Saleh Khan Durrani. m. Muhtaram Sultan Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan, by his wife, Zara Sultan Begum, daughter of H.E. Sardar Muhammad Muhsin Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar. He had issue, one son and three daughters:
      - (1) Sardar Ahsan Khan Durrani. m. Najma Begum, a Punjabi lady. He has issue, two daughters:
        
        (a) Sumera Khanum.
        
        (b) Sarwat Khanum.
      - (1) Sultan Gul Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Mubeen Khan Durrani, second son of her paternal grand uncle, Sardar 'Abdu'l Azim Khan Durrani, by his second wife, Kubra Begum - see below.
      - (2) Parveen Gul Begum. m. Qamar Shah, a Pathan.
      - (3) Ta'alat Gul Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Saleem Khan Durrani, third son of her paternal grand uncle Sardar 'Abdu'l Azim Khan Durrani, by his second wife, Kubra Begum - see below.
    - ii) Sardar Muhammad Sabir Khan Durrani. m. Firoza Begum, an Indian lady. He had issue, two sons and four daughters:
      - (1) Sardar Babar Khan Durrani. He has issue, one son:
      - (2) Sardar Akbar Khan Durrani. m. Shazia Begum. He has issue, three sons:
      - (1) Sohaila Begum. m. Sardar Muhammad Moeen Khan Durrani, youngest son of her paternal grand uncle Sardar 'Abdu'l Azim Khan Durrani, by his second wife, Kubra Begum - see below.
      - (2) Shehla Begum. m. Naeem Khan, from Karachi, Pakistan. She has issue, two sons and two daughters.
      - (3) Saira Begum. m. Humayun Nabi Jan, from Faisalabad, Pakistan. She has issue, two sons and one daughter.
      - (4) Shabana Begum. m. Tariq Ahmad Sheikh, from Karachi, Pakistan. She has issue, one daughter.
    - iii) Sardar 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan Durrani. m. Amir Begum, an Afghan lady. He had issue, two sons:
      - (1) Sardar Raees Khan Durrani. m. Aisha Begum, a Pathan lady.
      - (2) Sardar Idrees Khan Durrani. m. Nasim Begum, a Kashmiri lady.
    - iv) Sardar 'Abdu'l Khalil Khan Durrani. He d. unm.
    - i) Bobo Gul. She d. unm.
  - b) Sardar 'Ali Raza Khan Durrani (s/o Anwar Sultan). He d. unm.
  - c) Sardar Ahmad Qasim Khan Durrani (s/o Anwar Sultan). m. Koko Jan, a Pathan lady. No issue.
  - d) Sardar Ghulam Rasul Khan Durrani (s/o the second wife).
  - e) Sardar 'Abdu'l Ghafur Khan Durrani (s/o the third wife).
  - f) Sardar 'Abdu'llah Khan Durrani (s/o the third wife). He d. unm.
  - g) Sardar Muhammad 'Ali Khan Durrani (s/o the fourth wife). m. an Indian lady. He had issue, six sons and six daughters.
  - h) Sardar 'Abdu'l Azim Khan Durrani (s/o the fourth wife). m. (first) Sughra Begum, daughter of Istanaqal Khan. m. (second) Kubra Begum, another daughter of Istanaqal Khan. He d. at Karachi, 1974 (bur. there), having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
    - i) Sardar Muhammad Yahya Khan Durrani (s/o Sughra Begum). m. (first) Shahnaz Begum, an Indian lady. m. (second) Erum Begum, a Memon lady. He had issue, three sons and four daughters:
      - (1) Sardar Zubair Khan Durrani (s/o Shahnaz).
      - (2) Sardar Shoaib Khan Durrani (s/o Shahnaz).
      - (3) Sardar Zohaib Khan Durrani (s/o Erum).
      - (1) Nasreen Khanum (d/o Shahnaz). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      - (2) Noreen Khanum (d/o Shahnaz).
      - (3) Zareen Khanum (d/o Shahnaz).
      - (4) Aira Khanum (d/o Erum).
    - ii) Sardar Muhammad Mubeen Khan Durrani (s/o Kubra Begum). m. Sultan Gul Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Muhammad Saleh Khan Durrani, by his wife, Muhtaram Sultan Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
      - (1) Sardar Sajid Khan Durrani.
      - (2) Sardar Majid Khan Durrani.
      - (3) Sardar Abid Khan Durrani.
      - (1) Nazo Gul Khanum.
    - iii) Sardar Muhammad Saleem Khan Durrani (s/o Kubra Begum). m. Ta'alat Gul Begum, youngest daughter of Sardar Muhammad Saleh Khan Durrani, by his wife, Muhtaram Sultan Begum, daughter of Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan. He had issue, three daughters:
      - (1) Samina Gul Khanum.
      - (2) Rubina Gul Khanum.
      - (3) Ambreen Gul Khanum.
    - iv) Sardar Muhammad Moeen Khan Durrani (s/o Kubra Begum). m. Sohaila Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Muhammad Sabir Khan Durrani, by his wife, Firoza Begum, an Indian lady. He had issue, three sons and one daughter:
      - (1) Sardar Zeeshan Khan Durrani. m. Ayesha Begum Durrani, second daughter of Sardar Fazal Ahmad Khan, by his wife, Saeeda Begum Fazal, daughter of Malik Mir Hassan Mandokhel.
      - (2) Sardar Kamran Khan Durrani.
      - (3) Sardar 'Ali Khan Durrani.
      - (1) Ana Begum. m. Emad Arshad, and Indian national. She had issue, one son. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - i) Seema Gul Begum (d/o Kubra Begum). m. (first) Izhar, an Indian gentleman. m. (second) …, another Indian.
  - a) Sarwar Sultan Begum (d/o Anwar Sultan). m. Nawabzada …, an Indian.
  - b) Zara Sultan Begum (d/o the second wife). m. Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan, son of Sardar Muhammad Ishaq Khan - see Afghanistan (Telai).
  - c) Salima Sultan Begum (d/o the third wife). m. 'Abdu'llah Khan, an Afghan.
  - d) Sabira Sultan Begum (d/o the third wife). m. Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan, third son of Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan, by his wife Koko Jan, daughter H.H. Amir al-Mumenin, Amir Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Amir of Afghanistan and its dependencies. She had issue, three sons and one daughter - see Afghanistan (Sharif).
  - e) A d/o the fourth wife. m. Sardar Ghulam Jilani Khan Durrani, fourth son of her paternal uncle, H.E. Sardar Muhammad Hashim Khan, sometime Governor of Kandahar and Kurram, by his Afghan wife. She had issue, one daughter - see above.
- 4) H.E. Sardar Muhammad Ishaq Khan. b. 1851 (s/o the Armenian lady). Governor of Kohistan 1866-1867, Cdr. of the forces in Afghan Turkestan 1869, Governor of Turkestan 1880-1888. Proclaimed himself Amir in June 1888 when he received news of the illness of Amir 'Abdu'l Rahman. Defeated at the Battle of Gaznigak 19th September 1888 and fled to Russian Turkestan. He d. at Samarkand, sometime afterwards, having had issue, two sons:
  - a) Sardar Muhammad Ismail Khan. m. a younger daughter of Loinab Sher Dil Khan Shaghasi. He had issue, two sons:
    - i) Muhammad Umar Khan. He had issue, one son:
      - (1) Muhammad Zafar Khan. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - ii) Muhammad Rahim Khan. m. Andalib Begum, youngest daughter of General H.E. Sardar 'Abdu'l Quddus Khan, Itimad ud-Daula, sometime Prime Minister, by his wife, Gul Afruz Begum, a Hazara. He had issue, one son and two daughters:
      - (1) 'Abdu'l Rahim Khan. m. Tahira Begum. He had issue, one daughter:
        
        (a) Lailuma Khanum.
      - (1) Rona Begum. m. … Mirza.
      - (2) Ramzia Khanum.
  - b) Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan. m. Maryam Begum. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
    - i) Muhammad Malik Khan. He has issue, one son:
      - (1) Karim Shiwan.
    - i) Saleha Begum. m. H.E. Gul Ahmad Malikyar, sometime Governor of Mazar-i-Sharif, Senator 1965-1973, son of Brigadier 'Abdu'l Ahmad Khan Malikyar, of Ghazni, sometime Dep. Dir. of Finance.
- 5) Sardar Muhammad Sarwar Khan (s/o the Ghilzai lady).
- 6) Sardar Muhammad Qasim Khan (s/o the Kurrami lady). No issue.
- 1) A daughter (d/o the Armenian lady). m. Sahibzada Ghulam Haidar, son of Ghulam Jan, an influential chief from Kohistan.
- 2) A daughter. m. H.E. Sardar Jalal ud-din Khan, sometime Governor of Jalalabad, second son of General H.E. Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan Ghazi, sometime Wazir-i-Azam, by his Barakzai wife - see above.

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