Who succeeded Dost Mohammad Khan as Emir?
Sher Ali Khan
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Mohammad Nadir Shah
Habibullah Khan
Answer
Sher Ali Khan was the third Emir of Afghanistan and the founder of the Barakzai dynasty. He succeeded his brother Dost Mohammad Khan in 1842 after the First Anglo-Afghan War. He was a capable and popular ruler, but his reign was plagued by conflicts with the British Empire. He was eventually deposed by his son, Muhammad Yaqub Khan, in 1879.
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