Abd ar-Rahman Khan

Abd ar-Rahman Khan äb˝där-rämän´ kän, khän [key], 1844?–1901, emir of Afghanistan (1880–1901); grandson of难道默罕默德. He opposed his uncle,Sher Ali, and was forced into exile in 1869. He was, however, recognized by the British as emir in 1880, and he supported British interests as, for example, against Russia.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia,6th ed. Copyright © 2022, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

See more Encyclopedia articles on:Central Asian History: Biographies