Mohammad Yaqub Khan

Mohammad Yaqub Khan was Emir of Afghanistan from February 21 to October 12, 1879. Born into the Pashtun Barakzai dynasty, he was the son of Sher Ali Khan. As governor of Herat province, he attempted to rebel against his father but was imprisoned in 1874. During the Second Anglo-Afghan War, he succeeded his father as Emir and signed the Treaty of Gandamak, ceding control of Afghan foreign affairs to the British Empire. His reign was short-lived due to an uprising, and he abdicated in October 1879. He lived the rest of his life in British India and died in Shimla on November 15, 1923.