Habibullah Ghazi had led the rebellion against King Amaullah of Afghanistan. Shortly after this photograph was taken, he was shot in the moat around the erg in Kabul and his body was exposed in public.
Ruler
Habibullāh Kalakāni, also known by his nickname "Bacha-ye Saqao" was a ruler of Afghanistan from 17 January to 13 October 1929, as well as a leader of the Saqqawists. During the Afghan Civil War, he captured vast swathes of Afghanistan and ruled...
Habibullah Ghazi, Kabul. November 1929.