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  1. Emir (ruler) of Afghanistan 1919-29. Third
  2. son of Habibullah Khan, he seized the throne
  3. on his father's assassination and concluded a
  4. treaty with the British, but his policy of
  5. westernization led to rebellion 1928.
  6. Amanullah had to flee, abdicated 1929, and
  7. settled in Rome, Italy.
  8.