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Removal

The content being removed: "while attempting, ultimately unsuccessfully, to regain Afghanistan's second capital Peshawar from the Sikh Empire"

The source that's against it: Noelle, Christine (1997). State and Tribe in Nineteenth Century Afghanistan The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863). pp. 41–42. "All evidence suggests that Dost Muhammad Khan did not entertain any active hope of gaining direct control over Peshawar in 1837." Noorullah (talk) 05:40, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Normstahlie Noorullah (talk) 05:40, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The content being removed here is in reference to attempting to gain control of Peshawar. Not over the result of Jamrud itself. Noorullah (talk) 05:41, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

alright then. Normstahlie (talk) 08:14, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Emir

Was Wazir Akbar Khan really the Emir of Afghanistan at one point? Encyclopedia Iranica mentions that Dost Mohammad Khan directly, which concludes that Wazir Akbar Khan was not an Emir at all.^[1]

"Meanwhile, Shah Šoǰāʿ, having lost British protection, was put to death on 23 Ṣafar 1258/5 April 1842. His son Fatḥ Jang declared himself king but finally decided to abdicate and retreat with Pollock’s army. He left on the throne one of his brothers, Šāhpūr, who remained there only as long as it took Dōst Moḥammad to return to the capital (1259/1843)."

A title like "Vizier" would be more suitable. AfghanTsakhtan (talk) 10:10, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I meant to bring up this issue a long time ago;

Akbar Khan was de-facto ruler in Kabul but never took the title of Amir as far as I know. When Dost Mohammad returned he retook the throne of Kabul thereafter. Noorullah (talk) 17:07, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here are solutions I have proposed:

1) Vizier of Afghanistan
2) Ruler of Kabul
3) Sovereign of Kabul
4) Commander

I believe the 1st and 2nd ones may apply AfghanTsakhtan (talk) 05:08, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

^ "AFGHANISTAN x. Political History". Encyclopedia Iranica.

[1] "AFGHANISTAN x. Political History". Encyclopedia Iranica.

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