Rulers of Herat
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List of Afghan Rulers in present-day Afghanistan
with capital at Herat
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 Herat
Herat
Herāt is the capital of Herat province in Afghanistan. It is the third largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of about 397,456 as of 2006. It is situated in the valley of the Hari River, which flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan...
| Term | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shahs (Kings) | ||
| Saddozay Dynasty of Popalzay | ||
| July 1747 to 16 October 1772 | Ahmad Shah Dorr-e Dorran | Shah at Kabul |
| 16 October 1772 to 18 May 1793 | Timur Shah | Shah at Kabul |
| 23 May 1793 to 1797 | Zaman Shah | Shah at Kabul |
| 1797 to 1797 | 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 |
| 1797 to 1801 | Zaman Shah | Shah at Kabul |
| July 1803 to 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 |
| 13 July 1803 to 1809 | Shoja' al-Molk Shah | Shah at Kabul |
| 3 May 1808 to 1808 | Qaysar Shah | Shah at Kabul |
| 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 |
| 1818 to 1819 | 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 |
| 1819 to 1819 | Shirdil Khan Mohammadzay | Shah at Kandahar |
| 1819 to 1826 | 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... |
3rd Term |
| 1826 to March 1842 | Kamran Shah | |
| March 1842 to 1 June 1851 | Yar Mohammad Khan Alikozay (minister-regent) | |
| 1 June 1851 to 15 September 1855 | Sayyed Mohammad Khan Alikozay (minister-regent) | |
| 15 September 1855 to June 1856 | Mohammad Yusuf Khan Mohammadzay (regent) | |
| June 1856 to October 1856 | Isa Khan Bardorani (minister-regent) | |
| October 1856 to 27 July 1857 | Naser ad-Din Qajar, Shahanshah of Iran | Iranian occupation |
| Emirs | ||
| Mohammadzay Dynasty of Barakzay | ||
| 27 July 1857 to 26 May 1863 | Soltan Ahmad Khan, Amir al-Mo'menin | |
| 26 May 1863 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... , Amir al-Mo'menin |
Emir at Kabul |
| 9 June 1863 to 8 September 1868 | Shir 'Ali Khan, Amir al-Mo'menin | |
| 8 September 1868 to 21 February 1879 | Shir 'Ali Khan, Amir al-Mo'menin | Emir at Kabul |
| 21 February 1879 to 12 October 1879 | Mohammad Ya`qub Khan, Amir al-Mo'menin | Emir at Kabul |
| March 1880 to 2 October 1881 | Mohammad Ayyub Khan |