Mir Yazdanbakhsh

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Mir Yazdanbakhsh
میر یزدان‌بخش
Born1790
DiedDecember 2, 1832
Bamyan, Afghanistan
Cause of deathStrangled to death
OccupationPolitician
PredecessorMir Wali Beg
ParentMir Wali Beg
RelativesMir Muhammad Shah (brother)

Mir Yazdanbakhsh (

Behsud Hazaras in the Hazarajat of central Afghanistan
in the 19th century. Son of Mir Wali Beg, he was born in 1790.

He expelled his older brother, Mir Muhammad Shah after his father was assassinated by a minor chief. He consolidated his power to become undisputed chief of the Hazaras (?-1832)

Yazdanbakhsh was a powerful figure in

Dost Muhammad Khan, who lured him to Kabul
and imprisoned him. Yazdanbakhsh managed to escape, or pay a ransom, and returned to Behsud, where he continued to control the Bamiyan routes and submit revenues to Kabul. He was assassinated in Bamiyan.

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