Mir Yar Beg
Encyclopedia
Mir Yar Beg was a ruler within Badakhshan
, who in the early 19th century was defeated by the khan of Kunduz
, Mir Muhammad Murad Beg
. The latter later became Emir of Bokhara, in what is today Uzbekistan
.
Badakhshan
Badakhshan is an historic region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan. The name is retained in Badakhshan Province which is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the far northeast of Afghanistan, and contains the Wakhan Corridor...
, who in the early 19th century was defeated by the khan of Kunduz
Kunduz
Kunduz also known as Kundûz, Qonduz, Qondûz, Konduz, Kondûz, Kondoz, or Qhunduz is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital of Kunduz Province. It is linked by highways with Mazari Sharif to the west, Kabul to the south and Tajikistan's border to the north...
, Mir Muhammad Murad Beg
Mir Muhammad Murad Beg
Mir Muhammad Murad Beg was Khan of Kunduz and later Emir of Bokhara in the 19th century. Earlier in the 19th century, he defeated Mir Yar Beg to take control of Badakhshan, and extended his rule north of the Oxus river.-References:...
. The latter later became Emir of Bokhara, in what is today Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
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