# Amanullah Khan

_King and Emir of Afghanistan (1892-1960)_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/people/amanullah-khan
Last updated: 2026-11-04

> Ghazi Amanullah Khan Barakzai was Emir of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1926, and then King of Afghanistan from 1926 until his abdication in 1929. After the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War in August 1919, Afghanistan was able to relinquish its protected state status to proclaim independence and pursue an independent foreign policy free from the influence of the United Kingdom.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 June 1892 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153620#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Paghman ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153620#P19))
- **Died:** 25 April 1960 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153620#P570))
- **Place of death:** Zurich ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153620#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Afghanistan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153620#P27))
- **Occupation:** monarch; king ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153620#P106))
- **Spouse:** Soraya Tarzi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153620#P26))
- **Positions held:** King of Afghanistan (9 June 1926 – 14 January 1929) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153620#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of the White Eagle; Order of the Golden Spur; Royal Victorian Chain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153620#P166))

## Questions

**When was Amanullah Khan born?**  
Amanullah Khan was born on 1 June 1892 in Paghman.

**What positions has Amanullah Khan held?**  
Positions held by Amanullah Khan include: King of Afghanistan (1926–1929).

## Related

- [Mohammad Nadir Shah](https://diginpl.com/people/mohammad-nadir-shah)
- [Habibullah Kalakani](https://diginpl.com/people/habibullah-kalakani)
- [Abdullah Abdullah](https://diginpl.com/people/abdullah-abdullah)
- [Inayatullah Khan](https://diginpl.com/people/inayatullah-khan)
- [Zarifa Ghafari](https://diginpl.com/people/zarifa-ghafari)
- [Alan Sugar](https://diginpl.com/people/alan-sugar)
- [Aleksandr Skorobogatko](https://diginpl.com/people/aleksandr-skorobogatko)
- [Alinaghi Khamoushi](https://diginpl.com/people/alinaghi-khamoushi)
- [Andrej Babiš](https://diginpl.com/people/andrej-babis)
- [Anil Ambani](https://diginpl.com/people/anil-ambani)
- [Anutin Charnvirakul](https://diginpl.com/people/anutin-charnvirakul)
- [Aziz Akhannouch](https://diginpl.com/people/aziz-akhannouch)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Amanullah Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanullah_Khan) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q153620](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153620) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: King Amanullah Khan.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Amanullah_Khan.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Amanullah Khan, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: King Amanullah Khan.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Amanullah Khan". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/amanullah-khan. Retrieved 14 November 2026.