Historedia
Person

Wazir Akbar Khan

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1842

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Wazir Akbar Khan, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Jellalabad: British victory in the First Anglo-Afghan War

    1842

    Role: Afghan Commander

    1. 1842 · JalalabadBattle of Jalalabad

      British troops defeated an Afghan force led by Wazir Akbar Khan during the siege of Jalalabad in 1842.

  2. Massacre of Elphinstone's army at Gandamak

    1842

    Role: Afghan Commander

    1. January 1842 · Departure point of the retreatAmbush on the Road to Jalalabad

      Afghan tribesmen attacked the retreating British column shortly after it left Kabul in early January 1842, initiating the destruction of the force.

    2. January 1842 · Site of the massacreMassacre at Gandamak

      The retreating force was annihilated at Gandamak, with only a few survivors escaping the slaughter.

Sources

  1. Battle of Jalalabad (1842) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  2. Wazir Akbar Khan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-11