The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-30

Abdulrahman or Ab lufrahman kaln,
who, In the summer OF 1880, Waa ac-
knowledgVd by the Brltlsh lldlan Gov
ernment az Ameer OF Cabul had long
been an exile In TuTkeatan. He In the
lineal representative OF Dost M0hammed,
the founder of the BaTukzal dynasty,
and is the eldest son OF A'Zul Khan, who
was In his turn the eldest son OF the
DOst, and he 10 thus nephew 10 the late
Ameer shere All, II IL believed that
Abdurrahman waa born about 1880,
When D0st M0hammed died, In 1868,
only twelve days after he had crowned
hls victorious career by taking the city
Of Herat, his fay0rite aOn and dominated
heir, Shere AL succeeded, at first qnie,-
lv, to the throne Afzul Khan, the father
Of AbduTrahmaD, was at that time gov
ernOr OF OF Balkh or Afghan Turkeytan,
with HIS capital at Takht'ipnl. Abdur.
rahman had taken to wife daughter OF
the Ameer OF BOkhara, and one Of hls
sisters was married 10 q son Of the
same Prince, The next brother OF Afzul,
named Azm Khan, Joined with Aizul
and Abdurrahman In o conspiracy
against shere All, Immediately upon
hls accession 10 the princlpality
Of Cabul. This caused the out
break Of civil war In AfghanlStan In
1864 During that war AbdurrahmaD
played q leading part on the side OF hls
father Afzul and hia uncle Azl0n against
Shere All. In 1865, 1865 and 1867 no won
several batlles, aud the great Victories
Of Shaikhabad aud Khelat.l'Fhilzai
we're mainly due TO his ability. Hewis
intrusted with the Govern0rahip OF
Balkh, whore no made himself popular
by his moderation and by marrying the
laughter Of the chief Of Badaksham.
In 1868 he wasdlnable, however. 10 offer
q successful resistance his cousin va
koub Khan. son OF Shere All, who de.
feated him at Bajgah, near Bamlan, and
also finally at Tinah Khan. Abdutrah.
man then fled from the country, ultl'
mately reaching Russian territory. He
was we'll received by Gen. Kaufman,
Who permitted him 10 reside NJ Samarc
and, and allowed him pension OF 2b,'
600 roubles year
Ahdurrahman Khan remained In Turk.
pstan, an exile aud a pensi0ner OF the
| Russian Government, ! II 1870. when he
suddenly departed without laRlug leave
and slowly made his way through Balkh
10 the Cabul frontier No attempt was
made to detain him, and there was e0me
mystery about hia Intentions. With 70.
gard 10 hia personal character and dis
position, the reports that we're current
seemed rather favorable. The American
traveller Mr.. Schuyler, who saw hlm at
| Tashkend In company with Gen. Kauf.
mann, remarked the dignity OF his ap'
pearance and the intelligence OF his
mind. Another account, apparently
from OIL iial sources, describes him aa
| transactlng all business himself and
working with secretaries from an early
hour IN the morning. What degree OF
political education no may have re-
ceived II 10 difllcnlt TO conjecture,
0ne interesting lncident Of hia family
appeared In an Indian newspaper short.
ly after his accession ~ Ameer When
Abdurrahman fed from before Shere All
and his victorious son Yak0ub In 1858
the women OF his harem fell into the
hands OF his c0nquorere, and were do
ported 90 State prisoners TO Candahar
Among the survivors, who remained NJ
Candahar until he became Amer, are
said to be AbduTahman's own mother
q sister and a wife.
| Since his accession he has received pay
from the British Government, gifts ol
arms and the moral support whl'h has
assisted him TO conclllate the tribes who
with q greater or less degree OF loyalty
acknowledge his authority. His late In
terview with the Earl Of Dufierln, Gov
ernor.General Of India, ana the attach
made on his troops by the Russian Gen
eral Komaroff, make II probable that, In
the event Of war between England ant
Russia, he would be q staunch and use
full ally Of the fret named power.