Abdali Family (c. 1100s) HISTORY OF AFGHANISTAN
Principal Ruling Families Zirak Family Panjpai (c. 1500s) Family published by afghanmagazine.com
Popalzai Alikozai Achakzai Barakzai Nurzai Alizai Ishaqzai
Sadozai Haji Jamal Segment Khan (b1719-d1805)
Ahmad Shah Sardar Durrani (1747 - 1772) Payanda Founder of (b1773-d1800) Afghanistan
Muhammad Nawab Rahmdil Khan Amir Muhammad Sultan M. Telai Timur Shah Amir Dost Muhammad Azim Asadullah (Kandahar Sardar) (Kabul Sardar) (1826 -39 & 1842-63) (Peshawar Sardar) (1772 - 1793) First Muhammadzai Ruler moved capital from Kandahar to Kabul Sultan Nawab M. Ghulam M. Muhammad Sufi Din Amir Sher Ali Amir Afzal Wazir Akbar Khan Azam Khan Yahya Khan Zikria Abdul Qudus Ahmad Zaman Tarzi Siddiq (1863-66 & 1868-79) (1866-67) Victor of 1st Afghan- (1867-68) Muhammad (Etemadi) Zaman Shah 2nd Afghan-Anglo War Anglo War 1839-42 (1793 - 1801) Muhammad Mahmud Beg Muhammad Yusuf Khan Abdullah Yaqub Khan Amir Abdur Rahman Mahmud Shah Tarzi Rafiq (1879-79) (1880-1901) (1801-03 & Signed Treaty of Signed Treaty of 1809-18) Gandamak Durrand Line Nadir Shah Queen (1929-33) Abdul Aziz Soraya (1919 - 1929) Shah Shuja Ayub Khan Zahir Shah Victor of Maiwand Nasrullah Khan (1803-09 & (1933-73) 1839-42) 2nd Afghan-Anglo War
Muhammed Sultan Ali Shah Amir Habibullah Aziz (1818-19) (1901-19)
Muhammad Daoud Shah Amanullah (1973-78) Ayub Shah Abolished the monarchy and (1919-29) (1819-1823) established republic Defeated Britain, 3rd Afghan-Anglo War; Declared independence in 1919
Muhammad Enayatullah Khan Naim (Jan. 14-17, 1929) Shah Wali
Hashim Khan
Shah Mahmud
Afghan Rulers
Ahmad Shah Timur Shah Zaman Shah Mahmud Shah Shah Shuja Amir Dost Muhammad Amir Sher Ali Amir Abdur Rahman Amir Habibullah Shah Amanullah Queen Soraya Nadir Shah Zahir Shah President M. Daoud 1747-1772 1772-1793 1793 - 1801 1801-1803 1803-1809 1826-1839 1863-1866 1880-1901 1901-1919 1919-1929 1919-1929 1929-1933 1933-1973 1973-1978 1809-1818 1839-1842 1842-1863 1868-1879