Amanullah Khan

British

/ ˌæməˈnʊlə kɑːn /

noun

1892–1960, emir (1919–26) and king (1926–29) of Afghanistan; he obtained Afghan independence from Britain (1919)

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As the Taliban descended on Kabul over the weekend, Ghani told the people that he would avoid the fate of former king Amanullah Khan, who abdicated and fled to British India in 1929.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2021

King Amanullah Khan commissioned the palace in 1920 during a spree to modernize the country.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2016

The Kabul museum is situated far to the south of the city centre in the Dar al-Aman district, a European-style suburb laid out by the westernising Shah Amanullah Khan in the 1920s.

From The Guardian • Feb. 19, 2011

Amanullah Khan, ushered in truly sweeping revolutionary reforms.

From Newsweek • Jan. 9, 2010

In that turbulent country ruled over by Amir Amanullah Khan, was sentenced to death an Italian engineer.

From Time Magazine Archive

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