King Amanullah Period.

1919
Amir Habibullah was assassinated on the morning of 20 February 1919 at a hunting encampment near his Mehtarlam Palace north of Jalalabad. A heated political struggle erupted over the choice of a successor from which Prince Amanullah emerged the victor. He arrested his uncle, Prince Nasrullah, who died in prison in 1921. The others who were arrested, including Prince Enayatullah, were soon released.

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1919<br />
Amir Habibullah was assassinated on the morning of 20 February 1919 at a hunting encampment near his Mehtarlam Palace north of Jalalabad. A heated political struggle erupted over the choice of a successor from which Prince Amanullah emerged the victor. He arrested his uncle, Prince Nasrullah, who died in prison in 1921. The others who were arrested, including Prince Enayatullah, were soon released.