Silver AH1326 (1908) Afghanistan Rupee KM# 842.2 Habibullah Nice Circ 25mm #PB17 - $12 - (Damascus, OR)

AH1326 (1908) Afghanistan Rupee Coin:Silver - .2662 Oz ASWHabibullah25 mm Nice CirculatedPlease Grade from Photos - You Will Receive Coin in Photos Please Pay within 3 Days of Purchase !!! Low Shipping to USA !!! Shipping Always Combined to USA - Request Invoice !! $ 7.50 International - Up to 5 Oz - Will Have Tracking ! $ 5.00 to Canada - Up to 5 Oz- Will Have Tracking !!?abibullah Khanemir of Afghanistan 150">?abibullah Khan, (born 1872, Tashkent, Russian Turkistan [now in Uzbekistan]—died February 20, 1919, Kalagosh, Afghanistan), ruler of Afghanistan from 1901 to 1919. Maintaining satisfactory relations with British India, he introduced needed reforms in Afghanistan and steered his country on a moderate political course.?abibullah Khan, engraving, 1893.Photos.com/JupiterimagesThe eldest son of ?Abd al-Ra?man Khan, ?abibullah succeeded peacefully to the throne after his father’s death in October 1901. At the time, British India was deeply involved in Afghan affairs, and ?abibullah agreed to accept British guidance in foreign affairs in return for an annual subsidy of £160,000. He was able to retain full control of his country’s internal affairs.With the outbreak of World War I (1914–18), there was widespread support in Afghanistan of Ottoman Turkey against the British. ?abibullah, however, was able to maintain a policy of noninvolvement throughout the war. He meanwhile moved to open Afghanistan to technology from the West, founding schools, a military academy, and a weekly newspaper. He also introduced electricity, automobiles, and Western medical methods to the country.?abibullah’s antiwar policy was unpopular with the young anti-British elements in the population. In 1919 he was assassinated while on a hunting trip.

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