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.
Inayatullah Khan in 1929
Inayatullah with family
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
Inayatullah Khan
…night, on 14 January 1929, Amanullah Khan handed over his throne to his brother Inayatullah Khan and tried to secretly escape from Kabul to Kandahar. Habibullāh Kalakāni and his followers chased Amanullah's Rolls-Royce on horseback but Amanullah managed to escape. With the King gone, Kalakani wrote a letter to Inayatullah…
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.