Barakzai dynasty
Sign in to saveruling dynasty of Afghanistan from 1823 until 1973
Key facts
- Parent family
- Durrani Zirak Barakzai Mohammadzai Shaghasi Musahiban Seraj
- Country
- Principality of Kandahar , (1818–1855) Emirate of Afghanistan , Emirate of Kabul (1823–1855), Emirate of Afghanistan (1855–1926) Emirate of Herat , ( 1857–1863) Kingdom of Afghanistan , (1926–1973) Republic of Afghanistan , (1973–1978)
- Founded
- 1700s ( Rulers of Afghanistan from 1823 to 1978)
- Founder
- Dost Mohammad Khan
- Current head
- Prince Muhammad Zahir Khan ( disputed )
- Final ruler
- Mohammad Daoud Khan (as President )
- Titles
- Emir of Afghanistan , King of Afghanistan , President of Afghanistan , Sardar (Prince) of Afghanistan, Father of the Nation , Head of the House of Barakzai, Ruler of Kandahar
- Connected families
- Sherzai , Achakzai
- Estate s
- Afghanistan , Khyber Pashtunkhwa and Balochistan
- Deposition
- 1978 ( Saur Revolution )
- Cadet branches
- Seraj, Telai, Shaghasi
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Encyclopedic overview
The Barakzai dynasty, also known as the Muhammadzai dynasty ("the ruling sub-clan of the Barakzai"), ruled what is now Afghanistan from 1823 to 1978, when the monarchy ended de jure under Musahiban Mohammad Zahir Shah and de facto under his cousin Mohammad Daoud Khan. The Barakzai dynasty was established by Dost Mohammad Khan after the Durrani Empire of Ahmad Shah Durrani was removed from power.
History and background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barakzai dynasty” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.