Mohammad Zahir Shah was the last King of Afghanistan,reigning from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed on 17 July 1973. Ruling for 40 years,Zahir Shah was the longest-serving ruler of Afghanistan since the foundation of the Durrani Empire in the 18th century.
The Afghan Civil War was fought from 14 November 1928 to 13 October 1929. Rebelling,and subsequently governing Saqqawist (Saqāwīhā) forces under Habibullāh Kalakāni fought against various opposing tribes and rival monarchs in the Kingdom of Afghanistan,among whom Mohammed Nādir Khān eventually achieved a preponderant role. Despite early successes,such as the capture of Kabul and defeat of Amanullah Khan on 17 January 1929 or the capture of Kandahar on 3 June,the Saqqawists were eventually deposed by anti-Saqqawist forces led by Nadir on 13 October 1929,leading to Nadir's ascension as King of Afghanistan,who ruled until his assassination on 3 November 1933.
Ghazi Amanullah Khan was the sovereign of Afghanistan from 1919,first as Emir and after 1926 as King,until his abdication in 1929. After the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War in August 1919,Afghanistan was able to relinquish its protected state status to proclaim independence and pursue an independent foreign policy free from the influence of the United Kingdom.
Ghulam Nabi Nasher was the son of Loe Khan Nasher and grandson of Sher Khan Nasher. He was an ethnic Pushtun,the hereditary Khan of the Kharoti (Ghilzai) tribe,born in Qarabagh,Ghazni. Ghulam Nabi Nasher was the Mayor of Kunduz and later he was elected for two terms as a Senator from Kunduz. During the time of King Zaher Shah,he served as the president for the upper house of the Afghan Parliament. He was an avid philanthropist and bequeathed his home in Falls Church VA to the local Islamic center.
The Cabinet of Afghanistan is the executive body of the government of the country,responsible for day-to-day governance and the implementation of policy set by the Leadership. In his modern form it exists since the beginning of the reign of Emir Amanullah Khan in 1919.
Mirza Mehdi Khan Astarabadi,also known by his title of Monshi-ol-Mamalek,was the chief secretary,historian,biographer,advisor,strategist,friend and confidant of King Nader Shah. He who wrote and accepted the different decisions and files related to the Empire.
Shāh Ashraf Hotak,,also known as Shāh Ashraf Ghiljī,son of Abdul Aziz Hotak,was the fourth ruler of the Hotak dynasty. An Afghan from the Ghilji Pashtuns,he served as a commander in the army of Mahmud Hotak during his revolt against the heavily declining Safavid Persians. Ashraf also participated in the Battle of Gulnabad. In 1725,he briefly succeeded to the throne to become Shah of Persia after he killed his cousin Mahmud.
The following lists events that happened during 1929 in Afghanistan. The Afghan Civil War continued from the previous year.
The following lists events that happened during 1932 in Afghanistan.
The following lists events that happened during 1933 in Afghanistan.
The Barakzai dynasty,also known as the Muhammadzai dynasty,ruled what is now Afghanistan from 1823 to 1978,when the monarchy ended de jure under Musahiban Mohammad Zahir Shah and de facto under his cousin Sardar Mohammad Daoud Khan. The Barakzai dynasty was established by Dost Mohammad Khan after the Durrani dynasty of Ahmad Shah Durrani was removed from power. As the Pahlavi era in Iran,the Muhammadzai era was known for its progressivist modernity,practice of Sufism,peaceful security and neutrality,in which Afghanistan was referred to as the "Switzerland of Asia".
The Nasher are a noble Afghan family and Khans of the Pashtun Kharoti (Ghilji) tribe. The family is originally from Qarabagh,Ghazni but founded modern day Kunduz in the early 20th century and lived there until the end of the Barakzai dynasty in the late 20th century.
Mohammad Gul Khan Momand,was both a literary figure and a politician in Afghanistan. He also served as an Army Officer during Afghanistan's Independence war in 1919. He served in numerous government and leadership positions,including Minister of Interior of Afghanistan.
The Kingdom of Afghanistan was a monarchy in Central Asia that was established in 1926 as a successor state to the Emirate of Afghanistan. It was proclaimed by its first king,Amanullah Khan,seven years after he acceded to the throne. The monarchy ended in the 1973 Afghan coup d'état.
The Centre d'Enseignement Français en Afghanistan (CEFA) consists of two Franco-Afghan schools in the center of Kabul,Afghanistan,together educating around 6,000 Afghan students.
Mohammad Nadir Shah was King of Afghanistan from 15 October 1929 until his assassination in November 1933. He became the king after his victory in the Afghan Civil War of 1928–29. Previously,he served as Minister of War,Afghan Ambassador to France,and as a general in the Royal Afghan Army. He and his son Mohammad Zahir Shah,who succeeded him,are part of the Musahiban.
Abdul Khaliq Hazara,was an Afghan Hazara high school student who assassinated the King of Afghanistan,Mohammad Nadir Shah,on 8 November 1933,during an award distribution ceremony. He was quickly arrested,tortured,and later executed by quartering along with most of his relatives.
The 1973 Afghan coup d'état,also called by Afghans as the Coup of 26 Saratan and self-proclaimed as the Revolution of 26 Saratan 1352,was led by Army General and prince Mohammad Daoud Khan against his cousin,King Mohammad Zahir Shah,on 17 July 1973,which resulted in the establishment of the Republic of Afghanistan under a one-party system led by Daoud Khan.
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