Mohammad Jan Khan

Ghazi

Mohammad Jan Khan
A portrait of Mohammad Jan Khan (c. 1879)
Native name
محمد جان خان وردک
Born1835 (1835)
Jaghatu, Emirate of Kabul
Died1880 (aged 44–45)
Kabul, Emirate of Afghanistan
Conflicts

Ghazi Mohammad Jan Khan Wardak[a] was an Afghan military commander who led the Afghan army against the British and the Afzalids during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

Mohammad, alongside with Mir Bacha Khan led an army of 50,000 troops against the British-Indian army in the Battle of Kabul.[1][2][3]

Notes

  1. ^
    • Pashto: محمد جان خان وردک, romanized: Muhammad Jān Xān Wardak [mu.wa.mad̪ d͡ʒɑn xɑn waɾ.d̪ak, mu.ham.mad̪ d͡ʒɑn xɑn waɾ.d̪ak]
    • Persian: محمد جان خان وردک, romanized: Mohammad Jān Khān Wardak [mʊ.wäm.mád̪ d͡ʒɑːn xɑːn wäɾ.d̪ák, mo̞.ɦäm.mád̪ d͡ʒɑːn xɑːn wäɾ.d̪ák]

References

  1. ^ Wilkinson-Latham, Robert (1977). North-West Frontier 1837–1947. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-275-9. pp. 16–17
  2. ^ Barthorp, Michael (2002). Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839–1947. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36294-8. pp. 81–85
  3. ^ Naval Post Graduate School - Maydan Wardak Provincial Overview
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