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Josiah Harlan
Josiah Harlan (1799-1871) was an American adventurer and general best known for travelling to Afghanistan and Punjab with the intention of being made king. While there, he became involved in local politics and factional military actions, eventually winning the title Prince of Ghor in perpetuity for himself and his descendants in exchange for military aid. Rudyard Kipling's book The Man Who Would Be King is based on Harlan.
Harlan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a Quaker family, and became a doctor and Freemason.
Scott Reiniger, star of cult classic horror film Dawn of the Dead, is Harlan's great-great-great-grandson, and thus (as of 2004) heir to the title Prince of Ghor.
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