Mortimer Durand

Sir Henry Mortimer Durand
Portrait, c. 1904
Born(1850-02-14)14 February 1850
Died8 June 1924(1924-06-08) (aged 74)
Polden, Somerset, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
EducationBlackheath Proprietary School
OccupationDiplomat
EmployerIndian Civil Service
Known forDelimiting the Durand Line to mark the erstwhile Afghanistan–India international border
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Sir Henry Mortimer Durand GCMG KCSI KCIE PC (14 February 1850 – 8 June 1924) was a British diplomat and member of the Indian Civil Service. He is best-known as the namesake for the Durand Line, which serves as the international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.


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