Mohammad Yaqub Khan
| Mohammad Yaqub Khan محمد يعقوب خان | |
|---|---|
| Sardar Commander of the Faithful The Sword-Wielding Lion-Slaying Emir | |
Portrait by
John Burke, 1879 | |
| Emir of Afghanistan | |
| Reign | 21 February 1879 – 12 October 1879 |
| Coronation | None |
| Predecessor | Sher Ali Khan |
| Successor | Mohammad Ayub Khan |
| Born | 1849 Citadel of Ghazni, Ghazni, Emirate of Kabul |
| Died | 15 November 1923 (aged 73–74) Shimla, India |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | 16 sons and 13 daughters
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| Dynasty | Barakzai dynasty |
| Father | Sher Ali Khan |
| Mother | Maryam Begum |
Mohammad Yaqub Khan Barakzai (1849 – 15 November 1923) was Emir of Afghanistan from 21 February to 12 October 1879. He was a Pashtun and the son of the previous ruler, Sher Ali Khan.
Mohammad Yaqub Khan was appointed as the governor of Herat province in 1863. In 1870, he decided to rebel against his father but failed and was imprisoned in 1874.
The Second Anglo-Afghan War erupted in 1878, leading Sher Ali Khan to flee the capital of Afghanistan, and eventually die in February 1879 in the north of the country. As Sher Ali's successor, Yaqub signed the Treaty of Gandamak with Britain in May 1879, relinquishing sole control of Afghanistan foreign affairs to the British Empire. An uprising against this agreement led by Ayub Khan in October of the same year, led to the abdication of Yaqub Khan. He was succeeded by the new ruler, Amir Ayub Khan.