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