Who was going to replace Dost Mohammad after 1837?

Ranjit Singh

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Shah Shuja

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Lord Auckland

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Lord Amherst

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Solution

The correct option is B Shah Shuja
In 1837, the Governor-General of India, Lord Auckland, was apprehensive of the Russian forces in Afghanistan. Dost Mohammad, an enemy of the British, was on good terms with the Russians. Lord Auckland had planned to replace him with Shah Shujah.

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