Sher Afzal

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Sher Afzal
The Mehtar of Chitral
Tenure1892-1892 (one month)
PredecessorMehtar Afzal ul-Mulk
SuccessorMehtar Nizam ul-Mulk
Born1841
Chitral
Died1923
BuriedChitral
ResidenceChitral Fort

Sher Afzal (1 January 1841 – 31 December 1923) was a son of Mehtar Shah Muhammad Afzal II of Chitral and a brother of Mehtar Aman ul-Mulk, who lived most of his life in exile in Afghanistan and Badakhshan.[1][2][3] He managed to place himself on the Mehtar's seat for a few weeks in the period leading up to the Chitral Expedition.[4][5]

References

  1. Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1895). Parliamentary Papers. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 21.
  2. Ahmad, Aziz; Ishwaran, Karigoudar (1973). Contributions to Asian Studies. Brill Archive. p. 88.
  3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. William Blackwood. 1895. pp. 411. sher afzal aman ul mulk.
  4. Robson, Brian (2004). Crisis on the Frontier: The Third Afghan War and the Campaign in Waziristan 1919-20. Spellmount. p. 33. ISBN 9781872272115.
  5. The Cambridge History of India. CUP Archive. 1960. p. 463.