Visit of the King Amanullah Khan and the Queen Soraya of Afghanistan in Germany.
After the death of the Iron Amir, his son,
Amir Habibullah Khan authorized the
former political enemies of his father to
return to Afghanistan. The Tarzi family
came back to Afghanistan in the beginning
of the 20th century. The royal family of
Afghanistan, in particular Prince
Amanullah Khan, was interested by the
modern ideas of Sardar Mahmud Tarzi.
Amanullah Khan became very close to the
Tarzi family and he married Soraya in 1913.
After the assassination of the Amir
Habibullah Khan, the prince Amanullah
Khan seized the control of the army and
became the new Amir of Afghanistan in
1919. From this moment, the Queen Soraya
played an important part in the afghan
political life, in particular in the choice of
modern reforms.
After the abdication of the king Amanullah
Khan in 1929, the Queen Soraya went into
exile, with her husband, in Italia, where she
died in 1968.
Amir Habibullah Khan authorized the
former political enemies of his father to
return to Afghanistan. The Tarzi family
came back to Afghanistan in the beginning
of the 20th century. The royal family of
Afghanistan, in particular Prince
Amanullah Khan, was interested by the
modern ideas of Sardar Mahmud Tarzi.
Amanullah Khan became very close to the
Tarzi family and he married Soraya in 1913.
After the assassination of the Amir
Habibullah Khan, the prince Amanullah
Khan seized the control of the army and
became the new Amir of Afghanistan in
1919. From this moment, the Queen Soraya
played an important part in the afghan
political life, in particular in the choice of
modern reforms.
After the abdication of the king Amanullah
Khan in 1929, the Queen Soraya went into
exile, with her husband, in Italia, where she
died in 1968.
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The Queen Soraya of Afghanistan
Queen Soraya of Afghanistan (1899-1968), wife of the king Amanullah Khan, was
born in Damascus (Syria) because her family had been banished of Afghanistan by
the Amir Abdul Rahman Khan. Her father, Sardar Mahmud Tarzi, allowed his
daughter to study and taught modern values to her.
born in Damascus (Syria) because her family had been banished of Afghanistan by
the Amir Abdul Rahman Khan. Her father, Sardar Mahmud Tarzi, allowed his
daughter to study and taught modern values to her.
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