Mir Masjidi Khan
Sahibzada Mir Masjidi Khan (died 1841) was a leader in the Kohistan region of Afghanistan. He opposed the occupation of Afghanistan by the Government of British India during the First Anglo-Afghan War. Leaders in the Kohistan region including Mir Masjidi Khan, refused to pay taxes to the British, and began to organize their soldiers in July 1840.[1] After attacks by British soldiers he and Sultan Muhammad Khan joined forces with Dost Muhammad Khan and fought a major battle with British at Parwan on November 2nd, 1840.[1] After the battle Mir Masjid Khan continued to attack the British, while Dost Muhammad Khan surrendered. Mir Masjidi was later given poison by the British and he later died.
He is remembered by the Mir Masjidi Khan Medal, the second highest civilian award in Afghanistan. Winners have included the boxer Hamid Rahimi,[2] truck driver Adam Khan,[3] Olympic games coach Bashir Taraki[4] and teacher Attaullah Wahidyar.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Noelle, Christine (1997). State and Tribe in Nineteenth-Century Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863). Oxford: Routledge. ISBN 0700706291.
- ↑ "Afghanistan Online: Biography (Hamid Rahimi)". afghan-web.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "BBC News - 'Fifty years of driving in the world's most volatile city'". bbc.co.uk. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Afghan Olympics medalist awarded high level state medal -". khaama.com. 28 August 2012. http://www.khaama.com/afghan-olympics-medalist-awarded-high-level-state-medal-740. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Dr Attaullah Wahidyar - University of Sydney". fdp.edsw.usyd.edu.au. 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.