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Zahir Khan was proclaimed king (shah) on 8 November 1933 at the age of 19, after the assassination of his father Mohammad Nadir Shah. After his ascension to the throne he was given the regnal title, "He who puts his trust in God, follower of the firm religion of Islam" . [ 10 ]
Jul 23, 2007 · Born Oct. 15, 1914, Zahir Shah was proclaimed monarch within hours of the death of his father, King Muhammad Nadir Shah, who was assassinated before his eyes. Zahir Shah was only 19.
Mohammad Zahir Shah was the king of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973, who provided an era of stable government to his country. The sons of Moḥammad Nāder Shah, Zahir and his brothers reasserted central government control during a period of anarchy and banditry in the late 1920s.
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Jul 23, 2007 · Born Oct. 15, 1914, Zahir Shah was proclaimed monarch in 1933 at age 19 within hours of the death of his father, King Muhammad Nadir Shah, who was assassinated before his eyes.
Jul 24, 2007 · He was 92. Zaher Shah, an ineffectual yet beloved monarch, spent nearly three decades in genteel exile after being ousted in a palace coup in 1973.
Jul 24, 2007 · Born into one of two Pashtun lineages that had ruled Afghanistan for two centuries, Zahir was only 19 years old in November 1933 when his father, King Muhammad Nadir Shah, was killed...
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Jul 23, 2007 · Born Oct. 15, 1914, Zahir Shah was proclaimed monarch within hours of the death of his father, King Muhammad Nadir Shah, who was assassinated before his eyes. Zahir Shah was only 19.
