'Abdur Rahman, Ameer of Afghanistan', 1880s, (1901). Creator: Bourke.

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'Abdur Rahman, Ameer of Afghanistan', 1880s, (1901). Portrait of Sher Ali Khan, Emir of Afghanistan, (erroneously captioned Abdur Rahman). Sher Ali Khan (1825-1879) was the ruler of Afghanistan when the Second Anglo-Afghan War broke out in 1878. He died after fleeing Kabul as British forces marched on the city. From "The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. III. - To The End of Lord Roberts's Indian Career", by J. Maclaren Cobban. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

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