Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (born 1844)

Abdur Rahman Khan

Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901

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…