Realm · 1926–1972
Kingdom of Afghanistan
Kingdom of Afghanistan appears on the map from 1926 to 1972. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1926, it covered about 644,005 km².
One of the realms of Durrani Empire (Afghanistan). When Nader Shah of Iran was assassinated in 1747, Ahmad Khan Abdali, a commander of his Afghan cavalry, was chosen king by a tribal council near Kandahar and took the title Durr-i-Durran, Pearl of Pearls. Uniting the Pashtun tribes, he built an empire stretching from Mashhad to Kashmir and Punjab, raiding Mughal India repeatedly and crushing the Marathas at Panipat in 1761.
See Kingdom of Afghanistan on the map in 1926
- On the map
- 1926–1972
- Greatest extent
- 1926, about 644,005 km²
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1926 | 644,005 km² |
| 1927–1939 | 644,005 km² |
| 1940–1942 | 643,832 km² |
| 1943–1946 | 644,005 km² |
| 1947 | 643,906 km² |
| 1948–1968 | 644,005 km² |
| 1969–1972 | 644,005 km² |
Related
- Durrani Empire (Afghanistan) empire