Fateh Khan Barakzai

Fateh Khan Barakzai
فتح الله خان بارکزی
Fateh Khan Barakzai; فتح الله خان بارکزی
Wazir
Wazirs of the Durrani Empire
Predecessor	Wafadar Khan
Successor	Mukhtar ad-Daula (1803); Akram Khan (1809); Civil war (1818)
Head of House of Barakzai
Born	1777; Kandahar, Durrani Empire
Died	August 1818; Herat or Ghazni, Durrani Empire
House	Musahiban
Dynasty	Barakzai dynasty
Father	Sardar Payinda Muhammad Khan
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Battles/wars	Battle of Nimla (1809); Battle of Hasan Abdal (1813); Afghan–Sikh capture of Kashmir (1812–1813); Battle of Attock (1813); Battle of Kashmir (1814); Battle of Kafir Qala;

Fateh Khan Barakzai or Wazir Fateh Khan or simply, Fateh Khan, was Wazir of the Durrani Empire during the reign of Mahmud Shah Durrani until his torture and execution at the hands of Kamran Shah Durrani, the son of the ruler of the Durrani Empire, and Mahmud Shah Durrani, and other prominent conspirators such as Ata Mohammad Khan. Fateh Khan was of the Barakzai tribe, and his death caused the enmity of his tribe, leading to his tribe revolting and the eventual deposition of Mahmud Shah Durrani.

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