Amir Amanullah Khan in military uniform, 1922

Amir Amanullah Khan in military uniform, 1922. 

Photo by Lowell Thomas. 

Note: Amanullah Khan assumed the title of king in 1926.

Amir Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan mounted on horseback, 1922

Amir Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan mounted on horseback, 1922. Photo by Lowell Thomas. 

 Note: Amanullah Khan assumed the title of king in 1926.

Amir Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan mounted on horesback, dressed in military uniform and Pashtun headgear, surrounded by a mounted retinue riding through gate of fortified compound, 1922. Photo by Lowell Thomas.

Amir Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan and his brother, both in military dress, 1922

Amir Amanullah Khan (at left) and his brother Sardar Hayatullah Khan, both in military dress, 1922. Photo by Lowell Thomas.

Sardar Hayatullah Khan was stepbrother of King Amanullah Khan. He was Minister of Education (1923-1925) and Minister of Justice (1925-1929). Sardar Hayatullah Khan and another brother of the king, Sardar Abdul Majid Khan were killed in July 1929 by Habibullah Kalakani's regime.

Prince Hidayatullah Khan of Afghanistan

Prince Hidayatullah Khan with 36 other Afghan students go to Paris school, March 27, 1922. Press Photo. 

Caption: "The son and heir of the king of Afghanistan with other princes and sons of the notables of the court of Afghanistan are now studying in Paris at the Lycee Mich Elet. Our picture shows the crown prince of Afghanistan."

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Prince Hidayatullah, Paris, 1929. Press photo.

Caption : Hidayatullah, the eldest son of ruler of Afghanistan, who is a student in one of leading schools in Paris, where he has proved to be unusually clever in grasping the studies of languages and the fundamentals of the civic government." 

Mausoleum of Amir Abdur-Rahman, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1922. Photo by Lowell Thomas or Harry A. Chase.

 

Mausoleum of Timur Shah Durrani and surrounding precinct, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1922

 

Mausoleum of Timur Shah Durrani and surrounding precinct, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1922. Photo by Lowell Thomas or Harry A. Chase.

Burqa-clad woman, Badshahi Masjid in background, Lahore, Punjab, 1922

 

Burqa-clad woman, Badshahi Masjid in background, Lahore, Punjab, 1922. Photo by Lowell Thomas or Harry A. Chase

View of Khyber Pass near Landi Kotal, 1922

 

View of Khyber Pass near Landi Kotal, 1922. Photo by Lowell Thomas or Harry A. Chase.

Tomb of Mughal king Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1922

 

Tomb of Mughal king Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1922. Photo by Lowell Thomas or Harry A. Chase.

Pashtun man in shalwar kamise with shawl slung over left shoulder and coin purse at belt, Afghanistan, 1922

 

Pashtun man in shalwar kamise with shawl slung over left shoulder and coin purse at belt, Afghanistan, 1922. Photo by Lowell Thomas or Harry A. Chase.

Amir Amanullah Khan and his two daughters at Paghman Gardens, Afghanistan, 1922

 

Amir Amanullah Khan and his two daughters at Paghman Gardens, Afghanistan, 1922. Photo by Lowell Thomas or Harry A. Chase.