Mohammad Jan Khan

Mohammad Jan Khan
محمد جان خان وردک
A portrait of Mohammad Jan Khan (c. 1879)
Born1835 (1835)
Died1880 (aged 44–45)
Military career
Conflicts

Ghazi Mohammad Jan Khan Wardak (1835-1880) was an Afghan military commander who led the Afghan army against the British and the Afzalids during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

Mohammad, along with Mir Bacha Khan led an army of 50,000 troops against the British-Indian army in the Battle of Kabul.

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ Wilkinson-Latham, Robert (1977). North-West Frontier 1837–1947. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-275-9. pp. 16–17
  2. ↑ Barthorp, Michael (2002). Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839–1947. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36294-8. pp. 81–85
  3. ↑ Naval Post Graduate School - Maydan Wardak Provincial Overview