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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 24 November 1899 Damascus,  Ottoman Empire
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Amānullāh Khān | 1919–1929 | 20 April 1968 (aged 68) Rome,  Italy
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Consorts of Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973)[edit]
Kingdom of Afghanistan[edit]
| Picture | Name | Parents | Birth | Spouse | Marriage | Reign | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ Wdl
