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TABLES OF REIGNING FAMILIES SINCE
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
(1) The Hotakis :
Mir Vais Khan, King of Kandahar ... 1709—1715
Mir Abdul Aziz, Mir Vais Khan's brother,
King of Kandahar ... 1715—1716
Mir Mahmoud, Mir Vais Khan's son, King of
Kandahar and Persia ... 1716—1725
Mir Ashraf, son of Mir Abdul Aziz, King of
Persia ... 1725—1730
Mir Hussain, son of Mir Vais Khan, King of
Kandahar ... 1725—1738
(2) The Durranis (Sadozais or Abdalis) :
Ahmad Shah ... 1747—1773
Timur Shah, son of Ahmad Shah ... 1773—1793
Zaman Shah, son of Timur Shah ... 1793—1800
Mahmoud, son of Timur Shah ... 1800—1803
Shuja, son of Timur Shah ... 1803—1809
Mahmoud (again) ... 1809—1818
Civil War ... 1818—1826
(3) A. The Mohammadzais (or Barakzais).
(Dost Mohammad's Family)
Amir Dost Mohammad Khan ... 1826—1839
Shah Shuja Sadozai, placed on the throne by
the British ... 1839—1842
Anarchy ... 1842—1843
Dost Mohammad Khan (again) ... 1843—1863
Sher Ali Khan, son of Dost Mohammad ... 1863—1866
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