caption father dynasty predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place title image_size birth_date image article_title name reign
abdur rahman khan mohammad afzal khan barakzai dynasty ayub khan habibullah khan yes october 1 , 1901 kabul , afghanistan kabul , afghanistan emir of afghanistan 200px 1840 -- 1844 abdur rahman.jpg abdur rahman khan
 abdur rahman khan may 31 , 1880 -- october 1 , 1901
abdur rahman khan

abdur rahman khan -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- between 1830 to 1844 -- october 1 , 1901 -rrb- was emir of afghanistan from 1880 to 1901 .
he was the third son of mohammad afzal khan , and grandson of dost mohammad khan .
abdur rahman khan was considered a strong ruler who re-established the writ of the afghan government after the disarray that followed the second anglo-afghan war .
he became known as `` the iron amir '' after defeating a number of rebellions by various tribes who were led by his relatives .
