Rulers of Kandahar
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List of Afghan Rulers in present-day Afghanistan
with capital at Kandahar
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
with capital at Kandahar
Kandahar
Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shahs (Kings) | ||
| Saddozay Dynasty of Popalzay | ||
| July 1747 to 16 October 1772 | Timur Shah | Shah at Kabul |
| 16 October 1772 to 1772 | Solayman Shah | |
| 1772 to 18 May 1793 | Timur Shah | Shah at Kabul |
| 18 May 1793 to 19 June 1793 | Homayun Shah | |
| 19 June 1793 to 1801 | Zaman Shah | Shah at Kabul |
| July 1803 | Mahmud Shah Mahmud Shah Mahmud Shahs may refer to:*Mahmud Shah of Malacca , sultan of Malacca from 1488-1528*Mahmud Shah *Mir Mahmud Hotaki, Mahmud Shah Hotak, ruler of Persia/Afghanistan from 1717 to 1725... |
Shah at Kabul |
| 1804 | Shoja' al-Molk Shah | Shah at Kabul |
| 1804 to 1805 | Kamran Shah | |
| 1805 to 1808 | Shoja' al-Molk Shah | Shah at Kabul |
| 1808 to 1808 | Mahmud Shah Mahmud Shah Mahmud Shahs may refer to:*Mahmud Shah of Malacca , sultan of Malacca from 1488-1528*Mahmud Shah *Mir Mahmud Hotaki, Mahmud Shah Hotak, ruler of Persia/Afghanistan from 1717 to 1725... |
1st Term |
| 1808 to 1808 | Qaysar Shah | Shah at Kabul |
| 1809 to 3 May | 1809 Mahmud Shah Mahmud Shah Mahmud Shahs may refer to:*Mahmud Shah of Malacca , sultan of Malacca from 1488-1528*Mahmud Shah *Mir Mahmud Hotaki, Mahmud Shah Hotak, ruler of Persia/Afghanistan from 1717 to 1725... |
2nd Term |
| 3 May 1809 to 1818 | Mahmud Shah Mahmud Shah Mahmud Shahs may refer to:*Mahmud Shah of Malacca , sultan of Malacca from 1488-1528*Mahmud Shah *Mir Mahmud Hotaki, Mahmud Shah Hotak, ruler of Persia/Afghanistan from 1717 to 1725... |
Shah at Kabul |
| 1819 to 1826 | Shirdil Khan Mohammadzay (regent) | |
| 1826 to 1839 | Purdil Khan Mohammadzay (regent) | |
| April 1839 to 5 April 1842 | Shoja' al-Molk Shah | |
| May 1842 to 1842 | Safdar Jang Khan Saddozay (regent) | |
| 1842 to August 1855 | Kohandil Khan Mohammadzay (regent) | |
| August 1855 to November 1855 | Mohammad Sadeq Khan Mohammadzay (regent) | |
| November 1855 to July 1858 | Gholam Haydar Khan Mohammadzay (regent) | |
| July 1858 to 9 June 1863 | Dost Mohammad Khan Dost Mohammad Khan Dost Mohammad Khan was the Emir of Afghanistan between 1826 and 1863. He first ruled from 1826 to 1839 and then from 1843 to 1863. He was the 11th son of Sardar Pāyendah Khan who was killed by Zaman Shah Durrani in 1799... |
Shah at Kabul |
| Emirs | ||
| Mohammadzay Dynasty of Barakzay | ||
| 1863 to 1865 | Mohammad Amin Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin | |
| 1865 to January 1867 | Shir 'Ali Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin | 1st Term |
| January 1867 to 7 October 1867 | Mohammad Afzal Khan Mohammad Afzal Khan Mohammad Afzal Khan was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1865 to 1867. The oldest son of Dost Mohammed Khan, Afzal Khan seized power from his brother Sher Ali Khan three years after their father's death. Following Afzal Khan's death the following year, Mohammad Azam Khan was reinstated as Amir of... , Amir al-Mo’menin |
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| 7 October 1867 to April 1868 | Mohammad A'zam Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin | |
| April 1868 to 8 September 1868 | Shir 'Ali Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin | 2nd Term |
| 8 September 1868 to 21 February 1879 | Shir 'Ali Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin | Shah at Kabul |
| 12 October 1879 | Mohammad Ya'qub Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin | Shah at Kabul |
| 1880 to 21 April 1881 | Shir 'Ali Khan Barakzay, Amir al-Mo’menin (minister-regent) | |
| 21 April 1881 to 20 July 1881 | Abdor Rahman Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin | Shah at Kabul |
| 20 July 1881 to 22 September 1881 | Mohammad Ayyub Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin |