King of Afghanistan
Former Monarchy
Emblem of the God-granted Kingdom of Afghanistan and all its dependencies
Mohammed Zahir Shah Barakzai the last King of Afghanistan and "Father of the Nation"
First monarch	Ahmad Shah Durrani (Sadozai dynasty)
Last monarch	Mohammed Zahir Shah (Barakzai dynasty)
Official residence	Kabul, Afghanistan
Monarchy started	July 1747
Monarchy ended	July 17, 1973
Current pretender	Ahmad Shah, Crown Prince of Afghanistan

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, Mir Wais Hotaki built a large fortress for himself and turned the town of Kandahar to the center of the Hotaki Empire. After a long series of wars, this empire 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.

Contents 1 Hotaki Empire (1709-1738) 1.1 Hotaki dynasty 2 Durrani Empire (July 1747- 5 April 1842) 2.1 Durrani dynasty 3 Barakzai dynasty (1826- 17 July 1973) 4 See also 5 References

Hotaki Empire (1709-1738)

Hotaki dynasty

Name	Picture	Reign started	Reign ended
Mir Wais Hotak Emir		1709	1715
Mir Mahmud Hotaki Emir		1715	1725
Ashraf Khan Hotaki Emir		1725	1729
Shah Hussain Hotaki Emir		1729	1738

Durrani Empire (July 1747- 5 April 1842)

Durrani dynasty

Name	Picture	Reign started	Reign ended
Ahmad Shah Durrani Emir		July 1747	16 October 1772
Timur Shah Durrani Emir		16 October 1772	18 May 1793
Zaman Shah Durrani Emir		18 May 1793	25 July 1801
Mahmud Shah Durrani Emir		25 July 1801	13 July 1803
Shuja Shah Durrani Emir		13 July 1803	3 May 1809
Mahmud Shah Durrani Emir		3 May 1809	1818
Ali Shah Durrani Emir		1818	1819
Ayub Shah Durrani Emir		1819	1823
Shuja Shah Durrani Emir		7 August 1839	5 April 1842

Barakzai dynasty (1826- 17 July 1973)

Name	Picture	Reign started	Reign ended
Dost Mohammad Khan Emir		1826	2 August 1839
Dost Mohammad Khan Emir		December 1842	9 June 1863
Sher Ali Khan Emir		9 June 1863	May 1866
Mohammad Afzal Khan Emir		May 1866	7 October 1867
Muhammad Azam Khan Emir		7 October 1867	21 February 1868
Sher Ali Khan Emir		7 October 1868	21 February 1879
Mohammad Yaqub Khan Emir		21 February 1879	12 October 1879
Abdur Rahman Khan Emir		31 May 1880	1 October 1901
Habibullah Khan Emir		1 October 1901	20 February 1919
Nasrullah Khan Emir		20 February 1919	28 February 1919
Amanullah Khan King		28 February 1919	14 January 1929
Inayatullah Khan King		14 January 1929	17 January 1929
Habibullāh Kalakāni Exception: Non-Barakzai (Tajik) King		17 January 1929	13 October 1929
Mohammed Nadir Shah King		13 October 1929	8 November 1933
Mohammed Zahir Shah King		8 November 1933	17 July 1973

See also

• History of Afghanistan
• Prime Minister of Afghanistan
• President of Afghanistan

References

v • d • e Heads of state of Afghanistan since 1919 Emirate Amanullah Khan Kingdom Amanullah Khan · Inayatullah Khan Emirate Habibullah Ghazi Kingdom Mohammed Nadir Shah · Mohammed Zahir Shah Daoud Republic Mohammed Daoud Khan Military Dictatorship Abdul Qadir Dagarwal Democratic Republic Nur Muhammad Taraki · Hafizullah Amin · Babrak Karmal · Haji Mohammad Chamkani · Mohammad Najibullah Republic Mohammad Najibullah · Abdul Rahim Hatef Islamic State Sibghatullah Mojaddedi · Burhanuddin Rabbani Islamic Emirate Mohammed Omar Islamic State Burhanuddin Rabbani · Hamid Karzai Islamic Republic Hamid Karzai Monarchs of Afghanistan · Presidents of Afghanistan