Ruler · 1857 – 1914

Mohammad Ayub Khan

Lived 1857 – 1914; military personnel. Emir of Afghanistan of Emirate of Afghanistan, 1880 – 1881.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1857 – 1914; 57 years
In office: 1 year; one reign
Lines: 1; Emirate of Afghanistan
Left it: deposed; the ruler's own article

Emir of Afghanistan

Emirate of Afghanistan · the 6th of 10 dated reigns · 1855 – 1926

2 before

Mohammad Afzal Khan1866 – 1867

Mohammad Azam Khan1867 – 1868

Mohammad Yaqub Khan1879

Mohammad Ayub Khan1880 – 1881

Abdur Rahman Khan1880 – 1901

Habibullah Khan1901 – 1919

Nasrullah Khan1919

1 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removedending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1880 – 1881 · 1 year

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: deposedread from the ruler's own article

Following his defeat at the Battle of Kandahar, Ayub Khan was deposed and exiled to British India.

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