Afghanistan: Regional Rulers (Herat): 1842-1863The area approximately corresponding to the territory of the historic province of Herat became a de facto independent polity governed by a succession of the regional rulers under the suzerainty of Iran, challenging the authority of the ruling houses (clans). |
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| Ruling House: Durrānī - Alakūzāʾī (درانی - الکوزائی) [1842-1855], Durrānī - Sadūzāʾī (درانی - سدوزائی) [25? Sep 1855 - 28 Apr 1856]; Durrānī - Muḥammadzāʾī (درانی - محمدزائی) [1857-1863] | |
| Mar? 1842 - 11 Jun 1851 | Wazīr Yār Muḥammad Khān (وزیر یار محمد خان) [1] |
| Jun 1851 - 25? Sep 1855 | Saʿīd Muḥammad Khān (سعید محمد خان) |
| 25? Sep 1855 - 28 Apr 1856 | Shāhzādah Muḥammad Yūsuf (شاهزاده محمد یوسف) [2] |
| 28 Apr 1856 - 25 Oct 1856 | ʿĪsá Khān (عیسى خان) [2] |
| 25 Oct 1856 - 24 May 1857 | independent rule is rescinded [3] |
| 24 May 1857 - 6 Mar 1863 | Sardār Sulṭān Aḥmad Khān (سردار سلطان احمد خان) [4] |
| 6 Mar 1863 - 27 May 1863 | Sardār Shāhnawāz Khān (سردار شاهنواز خان) [4][5] |
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| [1] | Alternative dates: 7 Jun 1851, 29 Jun 1851. |
| [2] | Installed as ruler in defiance of the suzerainty of Iran. |
| [3] | Direct rule of the military authorities of Iran, occupying Herat. |
| [4] | Sardār was a hereditary title in the Muḥammadzāʾī clan. |
| [5] | Independent rule was rescinded after the capture of Herat by the armed forces of the Muḥammadzāʾī ruler Dūst Muḥammad Khān (27 May 1863; alternative dates: 26 May 1863, 28 May 1863). |
Last update: 29 Nov 2023