Ayub Khan

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Ayub Khan was an Afghan prince and military leader best known for his role in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, particularly his temporary victory over British forces at the Battle of Maiwand.

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Ayub Khan canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century Afghan politician ⓘ
Afghan prince ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
person ⓘ
conflict Battle of Kandahar (1880) ⓘ
Battle of Maiwand ⓘ
Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
era Second Anglo-Afghan War era ⓘ
ethnicGroup Pashtun ⓘ
linked to: Pashtuns
exile India ⓘ
familyName Khan ⓘ
father Sher Ali Khan ⓘ
givenName Ayub ⓘ
historicalSignificance symbol of Afghan resistance to British rule ⓘ
knownFor leadership of Afghan forces against the British in 1880 ⓘ
temporary victory over British forces at the Battle of Maiwand ⓘ
languageSpoken Pashto ⓘ
linked to: Pashto language

Persian (Dari) ⓘ
militaryAchievement defeat of a British brigade at Maiwand ⓘ
militaryBranch Afghan Army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
notableEvent Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
notableWork Command of Afghan forces at the Battle of Maiwand ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
royal prince ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
opponent British Empire ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
placeOfBirth Afghanistan ⓘ
placeOfDeath India ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Herat ⓘ
regionOfActivity Herat ⓘ
Kandahar ⓘ
relative Abdur Rahman Khan ⓘ
Sher Ali Khan ⓘ
royalHouse Barakzai dynasty ⓘ
side Afghanistan ⓘ
significantBattle Battle of Kandahar (1880) ⓘ
Battle of Maiwand ⓘ
surrenderedTo British authorities ⓘ
timePeriod late 19th century ⓘ

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