Sher Afzal (1 January 1841 – 31 December 1923) was a son of Mehtar Shah Muhammad Afzal II of Chitral and a brother of Mehtar Aman ul-Mulk, who lived most of his life in exile in Afghanistan and Badakhshan.[1][2][3] He managed to place himself on the Mehtar's seat for a few weeks in the period leading up to the Chitral Expedition.[4][5]

Sher Afzal
The Mehtar of Chitral
Tenure1892-1892 (one month)
PredecessorMehtar Afzal ul-Mulk
SuccessorMehtar Nizam ul-Mulk
Born1841
Chitral
Died1923
BuriedChitral
ResidenceChitral Fort

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  1. ^ Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1895). Parliamentary Papers. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 21.
  2. ^ Ahmad, Aziz; Ishwaran, Karigoudar (1973). Contributions to Asian Studies. Brill Archive. p. 88.
  3. ^ Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. William Blackwood. 1895. pp. 411. sher afzal aman ul mulk.
  4. ^ Robson, Brian (2004). Crisis on the Frontier: The Third Afghan War and the Campaign in Waziristan 1919-20. Spellmount. p. 33. ISBN 9781872272115.
  5. ^ The Cambridge History of India. CUP Archive. 1960. p. 463.