Background
He was the son of former Afghan King, Habibullah Khan.
He was the son of former Afghan King, Habibullah Khan.
Inayatullah"s brief reign ended with his abdication. However, Habibullāh Kalakāni and his followers chased Amanullah"s Rolls Royce on horseback but Amanullah managed to escape. With the King gone, Habibullah Kalakani wrote a letter to King Inayatullah to either surrender or prepare for war.
Inayatullah"s response was that he had never sought nor wished to be king and agreed to abdicate and proclaim Habibullah Kalakani as king on January 18, 1929.
Inayatullah was airlifted out of Kabul by the Royal Air Force and spent the remainder of his life in exile.