Amanullah Khan

/ (ˌæməˈnʊlə kɑːn) /

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noun

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

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How to use Amanullah Khan in a sentence

The now-efficient process “once took a month by former means and now actually takes a day,” says Dr. Khan.
The Science of Ingredient Innovation||December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Part of that, Dr. Khan says, was a direct result of the global trekking PepsiCo is doing.
The Science of Ingredient Innovation||December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Zalwar Khan returns quickly and begins his morning prayers, spreading out a plastic mat and folding his arms over his chest.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our escort, Hajji Zalwar Khan, is the chief elder in charge of the valley council.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Over the course of these meetings, Zalwar Khan, whose name in Pashto means brave leader, becomes more relaxed.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Akhab Khan prevented those Shia dogs from shooting you and Mayne-sahib,” went on the low murmur.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
“Ali Khan” was about to guide the ekka along the rough gangway when Mohammed Rasul interfered.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
As for Akhab Khan and other leaders of rebel brigades, it was impossible to distinguish them among so many.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Probably the death of Akhab Khan had unnerved her, and she dared not trust to the mercy of the victors.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
I took a stick and a small shield made of basket-work from Peer Khan, who had brought them, and advanced to the centre.
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor