List of Afghan royal consorts
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This is a list of the consorts of Afghan rulers. Historically, Afghan rulers, being Muslim, may have several wives, and not always a queen consort.
Afghanistan has only intermittently been a republic – between 1973–1992 and from 2001 onwards – at other times being governed by a variety of kings.
Consorts of the Hotaki Empire (1709–1738)
[edit]Hotaki Empire
[edit]Picture | Name | Parents | Birth | Spouse | Marriage | Became consort | Death |
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Khanzada Sadozai | Jaffar Khan Sadozai | Mir Wais Hotak |
Consorts of Durrani Empire (1747–1823)
[edit]Durrani Empire
[edit]Picture | Name | Parents | Birth | Spouse | Marriage | Became consort | Death |
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Hazrat Begum and Iffat-un-Nissa Begum | Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah | Ahmad Shah Durrani | |||||
Gauhar-un-Nissa Begum Maryam Begum[1] Gauhar Shad Begum[2] Ayesha Durrani[3] |
Timur Shah Durrani | ||||||
Possibly Shako Jan and/or Aziz Bibi | Nur Muhammad Khan | Zaman Shah Durrani | |||||
Mahmud Shah Durrani | |||||||
Wa'fa Begum | Fath Khan Tokhi | Shah Shujah Durrani | |||||
Malikdin Khel | Daughter of Khan Bahadur Khan | Shah Shujah Durrani |
Consorts of Emirate of Afghanistan (1823–1926)
[edit]Emirate of Afghanistan
[edit]Picture | Name | Parents | Birth | Spouse | Marriage | Reign | Death |
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16 wives, among them Mirmon Khadija Popalza | Dost Mohammad Khan | ||||||
Mirmon Ayesha | Sher Ali Khan | ||||||
Asal Begum, Uzbek consort, Babo Jan, etc. | Abdur Rahman Khan | ||||||
44 wives, among them Ulya Janab and Sarwar Sultana Begum. | Habibullah Khan | ||||||
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Soraya Tarzi | Mahmud Tarzi & Asma Rasmiya Tarzi | Damascus, ![]() |
24 November 1899 Amānullāh Khān | 1919–1929 | 20 April 1968Rome, ![]() | (aged 68)
Consorts of Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973)
[edit]Kingdom of Afghanistan
[edit]Picture | Name | Parents | Birth | Spouse | Marriage | Reign | Death |
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Khairiya Enayat Seraj | Mahmud Tarzi & Asma Rasmiya Tarzi | 1893 | Inayatullah Khan | 1910 | 1980, (aged 87), Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
Mah Parwar Begum | Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan & Murwarid Begum | Mohammed Nadir Shah | 1929–1933 | 13 December 1941 Tehran, Iran | |||
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Humaira Begum | Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan & Zarin Begum | 1918 | Mohammed Zahir Shah | 1931 | 1933–1973 | 26 June 2002 (aged 83–84) Rome, Italy |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ McChesney, Robert; Mehdi Khorrami, Mohammad (December 19, 2012). The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh. BRILL. p. 89. ISBN 978-9-004-23498-7.
- ^ Dani, Ahmad Hasan; Mikhaĭlovich Masson, Vadim (January 1, 2003). History of Civilizations of Central Asia: Development in contrast : from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. UNESCO. p. 289. ISBN 978-9-231-03876-1.
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