Sher Afzal (1 January 1841 – 31 December 1923) was a son of Mehtar Shah Muhammad Afzal II of Chitral and a brother of Mehtar Aman ul-Mulk, who lived most of his life in exile in Afghanistan and Badakhshan.[1][2][3] He managed to place himself on the Mehtar's seat for a few weeks in the period leading up to the Chitral Expedition.[4][5]
Sher Afzal | |
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The Mehtar of Chitral | |
Tenure | 1892-1892 (one month) |
Predecessor | Mehtar Afzal ul-Mulk |
Successor | Mehtar Nizam ul-Mulk |
Born | 1841 Chitral |
Died | 1923 |
Buried | Chitral |
Residence | Chitral Fort |
References
edit- ^ Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1895). Parliamentary Papers. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 21.
- ^ Ahmad, Aziz; Ishwaran, Karigoudar (1973). Contributions to Asian Studies. Brill Archive. p. 88.
- ^ Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. William Blackwood. 1895. pp. 411.
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- ^ Robson, Brian (2004). Crisis on the Frontier: The Third Afghan War and the Campaign in Waziristan 1919-20. Spellmount. p. 33. ISBN 9781872272115.
- ^ The Cambridge History of India. CUP Archive. 1960. p. 463.