Habibullah Kalakani
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Habibullah Kalakani, titularly known as Habibullah Khan III, and derogatively known as "Bacha-yi Saqaw", was the Emir of Afghanistan from 17 January to 13 October 1929, and the former leader of the Sa
Portrait of Habibullah Kalakani, 1929
Kalakani with followers
Kalakani as a prisoner in November 1929, shortly before his execution.
Kalakani (far left) and his closest followers were ordered by Mohammad Nadir Shah to be executed (likely at the Arg) and their bodies displayed publicly at Chaman-e-Uzuri (pictured) in Kabul on 1 November 1929.
Inayatullah Khan
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Inayatullah Khan Barakzai was the King of Afghanistan for three days in January 1929. He was the son of former Afghan Emir, Habibullah Khan. Inayatullah's brief reign ended with his abdication.
Habibullah Kalakani
…moving into the heart of Kabul from the north. In the middle of the night, on 14 January 1929, Amanullah Khan handed over his kingdom to his brother Inayatullah Khan and escaped from Kabul, with his vehicle, towards Kandahar in the south, fearing people's wrath. Two days later, on 16 January 1929, Kalakani wrote a…
Inayatullah Khan in 1929
Inayatullah with family