Habibullah Kalakani held Kabul for less than nine months in 1929, having seized power from Amanullah Khan in January of that year. A Tajik brigand leader known as "Bacha-e Saqao" — son of a water-carrier — he was the first non-Pashtun ruler of Afghanistan in over two centuries. His coinage is sparse and hastily produced, a direct reflection of his chaotic tenure. He was captured and executed by Nadir Khan in October 1929.
A 1930 date on his issue is an anomaly worth noting — almost certainly a die or calendar conversion artifact, as Kalakani was dead before that year began.
Habibullah Kalakani held Kabul for less than nine months in 1929, having seized power from Amanullah Khan in January of that year. A Tajik brigand leader known as "Bacha-e Saqao" — son of a water-carrier — he was the first non-Pashtun ruler of Afghanistan in over two centuries. His coinage is sparse and hastily produced, a direct reflection of his chaotic tenure. He was captured and executed by Nadir Khan in October 1929.
A 1930 date on his issue is an anomaly worth noting — almost certainly a die or calendar conversion artifact, as Kalakani was dead before that year began.