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Azim Khan
Azim Khan was the Afghan governor of Kashmir during the period 1810-1816. Prior to him the governor was Abdullah Khan Alukzai (1796-1808).
Azim Khan owed Ranjit Singh an annual tribute of 8 lakh rupees. He reufsed to pay up and Ranjit Singh invaded, but Azim Khan was able to rout this army.
At the end of 6 years of rule, he took 2 crores of rupee worth of property, and appointed his younger brother Jabbar Khan as the governor. Jabbar Khan was defeated by the Ranjit Singh Army in 1819.
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