Sultan_Mohammad_Khan

Sultan Mohammad Khan

Sultan Mohammad Khan

Regent of Kabul from 1823 to 1826

Sultan Mohammad Khan (Pashto/Persian: سلطان محمد خان; 1795 – 1861), also known as Ghazi Sardar Sultan Mohammad Talaei,[1] and known by his epithet, Sultan Mohammad Khan the Golden[2] was an Afghan chief minister and regent. He was a powerful brother of Emir Dost Mohammad Khan, the eventual ruler of Afghanistan who seized control of Kabul from him. Prior to and during the reign of Dost Mohammad Khan, Sultan Muhammad Khan Telai was chief minister and governor of various regions of Afghanistan, including Kabul, Peshawar and Kohat. He was the first of the Musahiban, a Mohammadzai dynasty that began with him and ruled Afghanistan for more than 150 years, in various forms such as emir, king or president from 1823 to 1978.[3]

Quick Facts Sultan Muhammad Khan Talaei سلطان محمد خان, Emir of Kabul ...
Not to be confused with Sultan Mahmud Khan.

An ethnic Pashtun, Mohammad Khan Talaei was the 15th son of Sardar Payendah Khan (chief of the Barakzai tribe), who was killed in 1799 by Zaman Shah Durrani.[4] Sultan Muhammad Khan's grandfather was Hajji Jamal Khan.

Sultan Mohammad Khan's wealth, along with his immense love for fine goods like luxurious robes, led to his family giving him his nickname "Telai", meaning golden.[5]

Early history and background

Sultan Mohammad Khan was born in 1795 to an influential Pashtun family in Kandahar, Durrani Empire (present-day Kandahar, Afghanistan).[6] His father, Payinda Khan, was chief of the Barakzai tribe and an aristocrat with the title "Sarfraz Khan" in the Durrani dynasty. Their family can be traced back to Abdal (the first and founder of the Abdali tribe) through Hajji Jamal Khan, Yousef, Yaru, Mohammad, Omar Khan, Khisar Khan, Ismail, Nek, Daru, Saifal, and Barak. Abdal had four sons, Popal, Barak, Achak, and Alako.[7]

Political power

Sultan Muhammad Khan assumed rule of Kabul in 1824 from Yar Mohammad Khan Barakzai and held it until 1826 when he was expelled by Dost Mohammad Khan.[6] Following his exile, he governed over Peshawar from 1826-1828 and Kohat from 1828-1834. He and the Muhammadzai leaders in general were known for having a great number of wives in order to unify the Afghan tribes and ethnic groups. In 1838, Afghanistan was invaded by the British who had captured Kandahar and Kabul by the end of 1839. Sultan Mohammad later reconciled with Dost Mohammad.[1][8]

Death

He died in 1861, and his mausoleum rests on Maranjan Hill in Kabul, Afghanistan.[1][9]

Notable descendants

  • H.R.H. Prince Abdul Qayyum Khan, Governor of Hazarajat, Governor of various Central Afghan Provicnes; oldest son of Prince Abdul Aziz Khan and father of HRH Prof. Prince Abdul Khalek Khan Telai[14]
  • H.R.H. Prince Assadullah "Sharza" Telai, General in the US Air Force; son of HRH Prince Amir Muhammad Khan Telai[17]
  • H.R.H. Brigade General Prince Abdul Ghaffar Khan Telai, Commander of the Royal Brigade of his cousin HM King Nadir Shah; Carried out the executions of the Amanist Charkhi family, who successfully managed to assassinate HM King Nadir Shah through a Hazara ally; son of HRH Prince Abdul Aziz Khan Telai[18][19]

See also

References

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