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Born 1825 • Kabul? • Afghanistan
Died February 21, 1879 (aged 54) • Mazār-e Sharīf • Afghanistan
House / Dynasty Bārakzay dynasty
Role In Anglo-Afghan Wars • British raj • Second Anglo-Afghan War

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