Akbar Khan

Who was Akbar Khan?

Amir Akbar Khan, born as Mohammad Akbar Khan and famously known as Wazir Akbar Khan, was an Afghan prince, general, and finally emir for about three years until his death. He was militarily active in the First Anglo-Afghan War, which lasted from 1839 to 1842. He is prominent for his leadership of the national party in Kabul from 1841 to 1842, and his pursuit of the retreating British-led Indian army from Kabul to Gandamak near Jalalabad in 1842. His fame began with the 1837 Battle of Jamrud, while attempting to re-gain Afghanistan's second capital, Peshawar from the Sikh army of Punjab.