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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)

Hotaki Empire

Picture Name Parents Birth Spouse Marriage Became consort Death
Khanzada Sadozai Jaffar Khan Sadozai Mir Wais Hotak

Consorts of Durrani Empire (1747–1823)

Durrani Empire

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
Gauhar Shad Begum
Ayesha Durrani 		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)

Emirate of Afghanistan

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
Soraya Tarzi Soraya Tarzi Mahmud Tarzi & Asma Rasmiya Tarzi (1899-11-24)24 November 1899 Damascus,  Ottoman Empire Amānullāh Khān 1919–1929 20 April 1968(1968-04-20) (aged 68) Rome,  Italy

Consorts of Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973)

Kingdom of Afghanistan

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
Humaira Begum 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

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Wdl

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