List of monarchs of Afghanistan
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 Emblem of the God-granted Kingdom of Afghanistan and all its dependencies |
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| Mohammed Zahir Shah Barakzai the last King of Afghanistan and "Father of the Nation" |
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| First monarch | Emir Ahmad Shah Durrani (Sadozai Dynasty) | |
| Last monarch | King Mohammed Zahir Shah (Barakzai Dynasty) | |
| Style | His Royal Highness | |
| Official Residence | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Monarchy started | July 1747 | |
| Monarchy ended | July 17, 1973 | |
Before the 1600s and prior, the Afghans that lived in cities were subject to live under foreign rulers. Those who refused were forced to live nomadic style in isolated mountain regions where the law of a central government did not reach to them. The Afghans were pushing for the establishment of their own state but many attempts have failed. In early 1700s Afghan leaders or tribal chiefs from Kandahar began to organize themselves and for the first time they freed themselves from foreign rule. In 1709, Mirwais Khan Hotak built a large fortress for himself and turned the town of Kandahar to the center of the first Afghan Kindom. After a long series of wars, this kingdom was eventually replaced by the Durrani Empire which was founded by Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1747. The modern nation of Afghanistan is what's left over of the Durrani Empire.
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[edit] Hotaki Dynasty
| Title | Name | Reign start | Reign end |
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| Emir | Mirwais Khan Hotak | 1709 | 1715 |
| Emir | Mir Mahmud Hotaki | 1715 | 1725 |
| Emir | Ashraf Khan | 1725 | 1729 |
[edit] Afsharid dynasty
| Title | Name | Reign start | Reign end |
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| Shah | Nader Shah | 1736 | 1747 |
[edit] Durrani Empire
[edit] Sadozai Dynasty
| Title | Name | Reign start | Reign end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emir | Ahmad Shah Durrani | July 1747 | 16 October 1772 |
| Emir | Timur Shah Durrani | 16 October 1772 | 18 May 1793 |
| Emir | Zaman Shah Durrani | 18 May 1793 | 25 July 1801 |
| Emir | Mahmud Shah Durrani | 25 July 1801 | 13 July 1803 |
| Emir | Shuja Shah Durrani | 13 July 1803 | 3 May 1809 |
| Emir | Mahmud Shah Durrani | 3 May 1809 | 1818 |
| Emir | Ali Shah Durrani | 1818 | 1819 |
| Emir | Ayub Shah Durrani | 1819 | 1823 |
[edit] Emirate of Afghanistan
[edit] Barakzai Dynasty
| Title | Name | Reign start | Reign end |
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| Emir | Habibollah Shah | 1823 | 1823 |
| Regent | Soltan Mohammad Khan | 1823 | 1826 |
| Regent | Dost Mohammad Khan | 1826 | 1836 |
| Emir | Dost Mohammad Khan | 1836 | 2 August 1839 |
[edit] Sadozai Dynasty
| Title | Name | Reign start | Reign end |
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| Emir | Shuja Shah Durrani | 8 May 1839 | 5 April 1842 |
| Emir | Fath Jang Khan | 29 June 1842 | 12 October 1842 |
| Emir | Shahpur Khan | 12 October 1842 | December 1842 |
[edit] Barakzai Dynasty (restored)
| Title | Name | Reign start | Reign end |
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| Emir | Dost Mohammad Khan | December 1842 | 9 June 1863 |
| Emir | Sher Ali Khan | 9 June 1863 | May 1866 |
| Emir | Mohammad Afzal Khan | May 1866 | 7 October 1867 |
| Emir | Mohammad A`zam Khan | 7 October 1867 | 8 September 1868 |
| Emir | Sher Ali Khan | 8 September 1868 | 21 February 1879 |
| Emir | Mohammad Yaqub Khan | 21 February 1879 | 12 October 1879 |
| Regent | Mohammad Jan | 12 October 1879 | 31 May]] 1880 |
| Emir | Abdur Rahman Khan | 31 May 1880 | 3 October 1901 |
| Emir | Habibullah Khan | 3 October 1901 | 20 February 1919 |
| Emir | Nasrullah Khan | 20 February 1919 | 28 February 1919 |
[edit] Kingdom of Afghanistan
[edit] Barakzai Dynasty (restored)
| Title | Name | Reign start | Reign end |
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| King | Amanullah Khan | 28 February 1919 | 14 January 1929 |
| King | Inayatullah Khan | 14 January 1929 | 17 January 1929 |
[edit] Anti Reform Rule
| Title | Name | Reign start | Reign end |
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| Emir | Habibullah Kalakani | 17 January 1929 | 13 October 1929 |
[edit] Barakzai Dynasty (restored)
| Title | Name | Reign start | Reign end |
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| King | Mohammed Nadir Shah | 13 October 1929 | 8 November 1933 |
| King | Mohammed Zahir Shah | 8 November 1933 | 17 July 1973 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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