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Amir Sher Ali Khan, 1878 circa (b / w photo)
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Amir Sher Ali Khan, 1878 circa (b / w photo)
5919881 Amir Sher Ali Khan, 1878 circa (b/w photo) by Burke, John (fl.1878-79); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Amir Sher Ali Khan, 1878 circa.
Photograph by John Burke, 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880), 1878 circa.
Amir Sher Ali Khan (1825-1879) was the son of Dost Muhammad and ruled Afghanistan between 1863 and 1879. For much of his reign he was on good terms with the British, but after he had received a Russian diplomatic mission while refusing to accept a British envoy, Lord Lytton, the Viceroy of India, decided to act against him. He ordered a diplomatic mission to set out for Kabul in September 1878, but this was turned back at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass. The British then decided to invade Afghanistan and replaced Sher Ali with his son, Yakub Khan, who signed the Treaty of Gandamak in May 1879. He accepted the presence of a British envoy and British control of Afghan foreign affairs. Sher Ali meanwhile, had decided to leave Kabul and seek asylum in Russia, but died at Mazar-e-Sharif in February 1879.
From an album of 100 photographs by John Burke, 1878 circa.); eNational Army Museum; British, out of copyright
Media ID 23306724
© National Army Museum / Bridgeman Images
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This print captures Amir Sher Ali Khan, circa 1878. The image was taken by John Burke during the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). Amir Sher Ali Khan, born in 1825, was the son of Dost Muhammad and ruled Afghanistan from 1863 to 1879. During much of his reign, he maintained a positive relationship with the British. However, tensions arose when he received a Russian diplomatic mission while refusing to accept a British envoy. This led Lord Lytton, the Viceroy of India at that time, to take action against him. In September 1878, a British diplomatic mission set out for Kabul but was turned back at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass. As a result, Britain decided to invade Afghanistan and replace Sher Ali with his son Yakub Khan. Yakub Khan signed the Treaty of Gandamak in May 1879 which acknowledged British control over Afghan foreign affairs and accepted their presence as an envoy. Meanwhile, Sher Ali had chosen to seek asylum in Russia but tragically passed away at Mazar-e-Sharif in February 1879. This particular photograph is part of an album containing around one hundred images captured by John Burke during this period. It is now housed at the National Army Museum in London and is available for public viewing since it falls under public domain rights.
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