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Who did Al-Afghani and his follower successfully plot to assassinate?

  • Queen Victoria

  • Sultan Abdulhamid II

  • Mehmet VI

  • Shah Naser-al-Din

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Al-Afghani and his followers successfully plotted to assassinate Shah Naser-al-Din, the Qajar ruler of Iran, in 1852. The assassination was motivated by Al-Afghani's belief that the Qajar government was corrupt and oppressive, and that it was necessary to overthrow it in order to bring about a more just and democratic society.
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