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Kingdom of Afghanistan
Kingdom
Level 2
1926 – 1973
Monarchy of Amanullah Khan and Zahir Shah.
- Capital
- Kabul
- Region
- Northwest
- Duration
- 47 years
- Main period
- British Crown Rule (Raj)
Approximate extent.
Rulers
- Amanullah Khan King1926 – 1929Modernising reforms.
- Mohammed Zahir Shah King1933 – 1973Last king.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Kingdom of Afghanistan for a significant part of its history.
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Mewar (Sisodia) ★
West · 1326 – 1949
Kingdom of Mysore ★
South · 1399 – 1950
Portuguese Estado da Índia ★
Coastal · 1505 – 1961
Hyderabad State (Nizams) ★
Deccan · 1724 – 1948
Kingdom of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1816 – 2008
British Raj (Crown Rule) ★
Pan-Indian · 1858 – 1947
Kingdom of Bhutan ★
Himalaya · 1907 – present
Pakistan (West & East) ★
Northwest · 1947 – 1971
Dominion of Ceylon ★
Sri Lanka · 1948 – 1972
Republic of India ★
Pan-Indian · 1950 – present
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Koch Kingdom (Kamata / Cooch Behar)
Northeast · 1515 – 1949
Portuguese Diu
Coastal · 1535 – 1961
Portuguese Daman
Coastal · 1559 – 1961
French India
Coastal · 1668 – 1954
Chandernagore
Coastal · 1673 – 1950
Pondichéry
Coastal · 1674 – 1954
Gaekwad State (Baroda)
West · 1721 – 1949
Mahé
Coastal · 1721 – 1954
Jat Kingdom of Bharatpur
North · 1722 – 1947
Travancore
South · 1729 – 1949
Holkar State (Indore)
Central · 1731 – 1948
Scindia State (Gwalior)
Central · 1731 – 1948
Yanam
Coastal · 1731 – 1954
Karaikal
Coastal · 1739 – 1954
British Ceylon
Sri Lanka · 1796 – 1948