Habibullāh Kalakāni
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Habibullah Kalakani (Dari: حبیبالله کلکانی, 19 January 1891 – 1 November 1929), derided by the Pashtuns[6] as "Bacha-ye Saqao"[7] (also romanized Bachai Sakao; literally son of the water carrier), was the ruler[note 1] of Afghanistan from 17 January[note 2] to 13 October 1929, as well as a leader of the Saqqawists. During the Afghan Civil War (1928–1929), he captured vast swathes of Afghanistan and ruled Kabul during what is known in Afghan historiography as the "Saqqawist period".[10] He was an ethnic Tajik.[9] No country recognized Kalakani as ruler of Afghanistan.[11]
Habibullah Kalakani حبیبالله کلکانی | |||||
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King and Emir Habibullah Kalakani | |||||
King and Emir of Afghanistan[note 1] | |||||
Reign | 17 January 1929[note 2] – 13 October 1929 | ||||
Coronation | 14 December 1928[4] and again on 18 January 1929[5] | ||||
Predecessor | Inayatullah Khan | ||||
Successor | Mohammad Nadir Shah | ||||
Born | 19 January 1891 Kalakan, Emirate of Afghanistan | ||||
Died | 1 November 1929(1929-11-01) (aged 38) Kabul, Kingdom of Afghanistan | ||||
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Father | Aminullah Kalakani | ||||
Religion | Islam |
During the 1928–1929 Afghan Civil War he contested the Afghan throne with Amanullah Khan.[12] After defeating Amanullah, he was eventually defeated by Mohammad Nadir Shah.[12] Khalilullah Khalili, a Kohistani poet laureate, depicted King Habibullah Kalakani as the "best manager of governmental imports and exports".[13]