of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, 11 April 1885 Honorary Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (civil division), 29 December 1893 Writings Pandnamah-i dunya va din (Advice on the worldly life and religion), 1883. Autobiography. Risalah-i Khirad’namah-i Amiri (Epistle of princely wisdom), 1886. On the notion of aql or intellect in Islam. Risalah-i najiyah, 1889. On the importance of jihad in the Qur’an and hadith. Taj al-Tavarikh (Crown of histories), 1904, Autobiography in 2 volumes. In popular culture In the film Kesari, Abdur Rahman is briefly mentioned. See also European influence in Afghanistan Lillias Hamilton (court physician to Abdur Rahman Khan in the 1890s) List of heads of state of Afghanistan Pashtun colonization of northern Afghanistan Notes References Further reading Embree, Ainslie T. ed. Encyclopedia of Asian history (4 vol. 1988) 1:5. External links 1844 births 1901 deaths 19th-century Afghan monarchs 20th-century Afghan monarchs Emirs of Afghanistan Barakzai dynasty Durand Line Pashtun people Honorary Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 19th-century Afghan politicians 19th-century monarchs in Asia 20th-century Afghan politicians Genocide perpetrators