deaths
October 1, 1901
Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (born 1844)
Abdur Rahman Khan
Abdur Rahman Khan, , also known by his epithet, The Iron Amir, was Amir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901. He is known for perpetrating the Hazara genocide, and suppressing Hazara rebels in the most brutal ways, but also uniting the country after years of strong centralization, internal fighting, and negotiation of the Durand Line agreement with British India.