Azim Khan

Sardar Mohammad Azim Khan Barakzai (Pashto: عظیم خان) was a Pashtun noble who served as Afghan governor of Kashmir (1812–1819). He was the second son of the Barakzai chief Payinda Sarfaraz Khan, while his elder brother Fateh Khan was kingmaker and Vizier to Mahmud Shah Durrani. He was one of 21 brothers from eight mothers including his half-brother Dost Mohammad Khan who would later become Emir of Afghanistan.

This article is about the early 19th century Afghan noble. For the 17th century Mughal general, see Azim Khan's Tomb. For the Afghan cricketer, see Azim Khan (cricketer).

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