Barakzai dynasty

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The Barakzai dynasty was a Pashtun royal family that ruled Afghanistan for much of the 19th and 20th centuries, overseeing key periods of state formation and interaction with British and Russian imperial powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pashtun dynasty
royal dynasty
capital Kabul
continent Asia
countryRuled Afghanistan
endTime 1973
ethnicGroup Pashtuns
surface form: Pashtun
foreignRelations British Empire
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
founder Dost Mohammad Khan
governmentForm monarchy
historicalPeriod 19th century
20th century
houseType Barakzai dynasty self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Barakzai
internalPolicy centralization under Abdur Rahman Khan
involvedIn First Anglo-Afghan War
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Third Anglo-Afghan War
keyEvent Afghan independence recognition in 1919
Durand Agreement
surface form: Durand Line agreement

Treaty of Gandamak
languageUsed Pashto
Persian
lastRuler Mohammed Zahir Shah
modernizationEfforts reforms of Amanullah Khan
namedAfter Barakzai dynasty self-linksurface differs
surface form: Barakzai tribe
notableConflict civil conflicts over succession
internal tribal revolts
notableMember Abdur Rahman Khan
Amanullah Khan
Dost Mohammad Khan
Habibullah Khan
Mohammed Nadir Shah
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Sher Ali Khan
overthrownBy 1973 Afghan coup d'état
partOf Durrani
surface form: Sadozai lineage of the Abdali (Durrani) Pashtuns
predecessor Durrani Empire
region Central Asia
South Asia
religion Sunni Islam
roleInHistory buffer state between British India and Russian Empire
state formation of modern Afghanistan
startTime 1823
successor Kingdom of Afghanistan
surface form: Republic of Afghanistan
titleOfRuler Emir of Afghanistan
Amir of Afghanistan
surface form: King of Afghanistan
typeOfMonarchy hereditary monarchy

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Emirate of Afghanistan rulingDynasty Barakzai dynasty
Shuja Shah Durrani opposedBy Barakzai dynasty
this entity surface form: Barakzai chiefs
Bhopal State rulingDynasty Barakzai dynasty
this entity surface form: Dost Mohammad Khan dynasty
Abdur Rahman Khan memberOfDynasty Barakzai dynasty
Sher Ali Khan dynasty Barakzai dynasty
Yakub Khan dynasty Barakzai dynasty
Dost Mohammad Khan memberOf Barakzai dynasty
Amanullah Khan memberOf Barakzai dynasty
Amanullah Khan house Barakzai dynasty
Durr-i-Durrān associatedWith Barakzai dynasty
this entity surface form: Afghan monarchy
Barakzai dynasty namedAfter Barakzai dynasty self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Barakzai tribe
Barakzai dynasty houseType Barakzai dynasty self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: House of Barakzai
Durrani hasSubtribe Barakzai dynasty
this entity surface form: Barakzai
Durrani succeededBy Barakzai dynasty
Ahmad Shah Abdali successorState Barakzai dynasty
National Islamic Front of Afghanistan associatedWith Barakzai dynasty
this entity surface form: Afghan royal family
Sadozai successorDynasty Barakzai dynasty
this entity surface form: Barakzai