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Mehrab Khan

d. 1839 · 19th century · Also known as Mir Mehrab Khan

Mehrab Khan was the Khan of Kalat, ruler of the Baloch and Brahui tribal confederacy of Balochistan, from 1817 to 1839. During the First Anglo-Afghan War the British accused him of obstructing their army's march through the Bolan Pass, and on 13 November 1839 a British force stormed Kalat, where he was killed defending the citadel.

Mehrab Khan
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Khanate of Kalat

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