Intro
Before we start
Note that the country today is called Afghanistan was larger than the Map to date (2000) and in the course of many years it has changed its names for many times but the people have always called themselves Afghans (Adghan appeared in writings dating back as old as 1000 BCE) time to time it was the largest part of Persia. The Afghans were more warlike people sometimes even Persian (western Iranians) had hard time dealing with Agyans. So the Persians had to make an offer for Afghans in order to range war with Indus vally. Afghanistan was a country that was never conquered and they had one simple rule (You keep for what you kill) an Ancient Agyan rule. Thought the Iranians were sick of Afghans for maintaining its control BUT this land was essential for them and their economic issues of trading with the FAR EAST (China) and South Asia (Indus valley). "The history of Afghanistan is one of resistance to various conquerors, armed bands, and coups d'etat. It is interesting that Alexander the Great, while conducting his conquest toward the east, took five years to break the resistance of the Pushtun tribes. Ten centuries later, Arab conquerors met the desperate resistance of the Afghan tribes. Six times they launched an offensive against Kabul and the area of the central plateau. Each time, they were forced to withdraw, having suffered heavy casualties." http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/grasovintroduction.html Bellow you will see the some of the empires of Afghanistan and its Kings.
Coming soon!
2000-1400 records are found but Kings can't not be Identified (Mostly the Vadic Area and Kings were treaded as gods and goddess and from Sanskirt is the only names we got which mension Kings like Jossul Canpatria from Kabert river Which is Kabol River. In sanskirt it also tell people how the land which is now Afghanistan was divided into 19 countries or with 19 rulers and there is alway wars between Dosa, Paterkatic,Pasirro, Soulo, ManKabura, Goessaia, Satssia, etc. So They could be Kingdoms, Kings, or different people But we Know the Fact that these all names are related to Afghanistan because the Ric Vada clearly mentions the Rivers and Mountians of Afghanistan for example Goddess/King Vissuo was standing in the river of Hiraoodia which is Aria river of Heart
King Vishtaspa 1500-800 B.C
Cyrus II the Great 576- 529
Darius 521-485
Darius III or Codomannus (380-330 BC
Alexander III /and Queen Roxana 334-323
Diodotos I 250 - 230 BC)
Diodotos II 250 - 230 BC)
Euthydemos I 230 - 200 BC)
Demetrios I 200 - 185 BC)
Pantaleon 185 - 180 BC)
Euthydemos II ( 185 - 180 BCC)
Agathocles 185 - 170 BC)
Antimachos I ( 175 - 165 BC)
Apollodotos I ( 175 - 165 BC)
Demetrios II ( 175 BC)
Eucratides I 175 - 145 BC)
Eucratides II ( 145 - 140 BC)
Plato ( 145 - 140 BC)
Heliocles I 145 - 130 BC)
Menander 165 - 135 BC)
Strato I 130 - 110 BC)
Zoilos I 130 - 120 BC)
Lysias 120 - 110 BC)
Antialkidas 115 - 95 BC)
Heliocles II ( 110 - 100 BC)
Polyxenos ( 100 - 95 BC)
Demetrios III, Aniketos ( 100 BC)
Philoxenos ( 100 - 95 BC)
Diomedes ( 95 - 90 BC)
Amyntas ( 95 - 90 BC)
Epander 95 - 90 BC)
Theophilos 90 BC)
Peukoloas ( 90 BC)
Nicias ( 90 - 85 BC)
Menander II, Dikaios 90 - 85 BC)
Artemidoros ( 85 BC)
Archebios 90 - 80 BC)
Hermaeus 90 - 70 BC)
Apollodotos II 80 - 55 BC)
Hippostratos 65 - 55 BC)
Dionysios 65 - 55 BC)
Azilises ( 57 - 35 BC)
Zoilos II 55 - 35 BC)
Apollophanes 35 - 25 BC)
Strato II 25 BC - 10 AD)
Hermaeus Imitations 70 BC - 30
Sakaistan kingdom/ Classic Name(Turkistan)
Gondophares I
20 - 50 AD
Abdagases
Nephew of Gondophares. 50 - 65 AD
Orthagnes (Orthagnes-Gadana)
70 AD
Sases (Gondophares-Sases)
85 AD
Ubouzanes
Son of Orthagnes. 80 AD [>77 AD
Kushans in control of most of Northern India, Gandhara and Sind
But not Sakastan and Arachosia. 80 AD
Abdagases II
90 AD
Pakores
100 AD
k u s h a n kingdom
Kujula Kadphises ( 30 - 80 AD)
'Soter Megas' (Vima Takto (?)) ( 80 - 100 AD)
Vima Kadphises ( 100 - 127/8 AD)
Kanishka I (127/8 - 152 AD)
Huvishka I ( 152 - 192 AD)
Vasu Deva I ( 192 - 225 AD
Kanishka II (225 - 240 AD
Vashishka ( 240 - 250 AD)
Imitations of Vasu Deva I and Kanishka II (250 - 300 AD
Kanishka III (255 - 275 AD)
Vasu Deva II ( 290 - 310 AD)
Chhu (?) ( 325 - 345 AD)
Shaka ( 325 - 345 AD
Kipunada ( 350 - 375 AD)
Mahi ( 320 AD (?))
Gadahara (320 - 340 AD (?
Shahi ( 340 AD (?))
Gadakhara ( 350 AD (?))
The Hephthalities in farsi it is called Abdalli (The Abdalli tribe is still strong in Afghanistan Look at Durrani Empire they were from Abdalli tribe there numbers are about 17 % of Pashtun people in other words The largest tribe in Afghanistan)
(Kidara) ( 320-360 ceAnonymous ( 390
'Varhran' ( 410-425
Goboziko' (?) ( 450 AD
Anonymous ( 450 AD
Anonymous (360 - 460
'Nezak Malka' ( 515 - 680 AD)
Shahi Tigin (Tarkhan Nezak) (696
Nezak Shah (720
Imitating Khusro II Western Turk ruler of Kabul 738 - 745 AD
Vakhu Deva (Vasu Deva) (circa 720 AD
'Shahi Tigin' ( 710 - 720 AD)
'Sri Shaho' ( 650 - 700 AD
After Islam
Arab rule for short time and gave power to Farsies of Afghanistan
Sultan Mahmood Ghaznavi
Ghias-ud-Din Ghori
Changez Khan
Timur Shah
Shah Rukh's
Bullal Lodi
Persian Rule took over and divided Afghanistan into two
Babur Shah
Akbar Shah took back the Afghan lost land
Mirwais Khan Hotaki
Mahmood Shah Hotaki the Worrior who attacked Iran so many times that they let go of Kandahar
Ashraf Shah Hotaki: Lost to Iranians and Safavad took over but Kabul
Mammod Attacked Safivad killed the King and his followers He also killed many Iranian Shia's and distoryed the same way Persian Acted when they Divided Afghanistan. After some time he went mad and killed himself Russia took advantage of this time and attacked Persia and took Turmanistan (North of Iranian land)
Nadir Shah. The Afghans lost and there was some 5,000 Angry Afghan men who didn't wanted to let go of power Nadir Shah who was from Korasian (Persian name for(or before) Afghanistan) got a lot of support from Afghan tribes like Abdalli, Gazalli, Muntia, Afradi and of course Afshari (Herati tribe ) which was a big tribe reaching all the way to Mashad. Nadir Shah was also supported by Persians because they would make anyone king who gets ride-off blood-tursty Afghan (Mommod tribal men of Kabol). He came to be a great King But was later killed buy Iranians.
Ahmad Shah Baba the Father of Afghanistan who seperated Shia's from Sunnie Muslims and changed the name to Afghanistan.
Timur Shah Durrani
Zaman Shah Durrani
Shah Mahmood Durrani
Shah Shuja
Shah Mahmood Durrani
Dost Mohammad Khan
Wazir Akbar Khan
Amir Sher Ali Khan
Mohammad Afzal Khan
Mohammad Azam Khan
Mohammad Yaqub Khan
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Amir Abdul Rahman Khan
King Enayatullah Khan
King Amanullah Khan
Amir Habibullah Khan
King Habibulla Kalakani
Mohammad Nadir Shah
Mohammad Zahir Shah
Mohammad Daud Khan
Noor Mohammad Taraki
Hafizulla Amin
Babrak Karmal
Najibulla Ahmadzai
Sibghatulla Mojaddedi
Burhanuddin Rabbani
Mullah Mohammad Omar
President Hamid Karzai
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