The Mir of Badakhshan was the ruler of

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, a region that occasionally was politically independent and at other times was subservient to

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From 1657 until the 1880s the rulers of Badakhshan were Tajiks of the Yarid dynasty. These rulers usually carried the titles of ''Shah'', ''Mir'', or ''Amir.''Christine Noelle
State and tribe in nineteenth-century Afghanistan: the reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863)

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, 1997. p.110 In 1873 the last Mir of Badakhshan became a pensioner of

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and all power shifted to the ''Hakim'', or governor, of Badakhshan.Christine Noelle
State and tribe in nineteenth-century Afghanistan: the reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863)

, 1997. pp. 101, 320 Below is a list of the mirs of Badakhshan along with their dates of reign and brief biographical descriptions. *

Mir Yar Beg Sahibzada Mir Yar Beg Sahibzada was a Central Asian ruler who, in 1651 became chief of the Tajiks, Tajik tribes in Yaftal, as they had invited him to come to them from Samarkand. However, two years later his dissatisfied subjects rebelled against him, built ...

(1657-1708), was appointed Mir of Badakhshan by

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. Previously in 1657, Sahibzada, who was originally from

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, was invited by the local tribes of Yaftal to become the local Mir. When Sahibzada failed to pay the required tribute to Subhan Quli Khan, he sent Mahmud Bi Ataliq, chief of

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and

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, against Mir Beg. Mir Beg, buckling under pressure, agreed to pay tribute for two years. The Mir had ten sons when he died in 1708. He divided the province of Badakhshan amongst his nine sons. *Sulaiman Beg (1708-1713) *Yusuf 'Ali Khan (1713-1718) *Mir Ziya al-Din (1718-1737) *Mir Padshah (17??) *Sulaiman Beg II (17??) *Mir Sultan Shah (1748-1768). Fought with the rulers of Shughnan and Darvaz. Forced to submit to Afghan rule in 1768. *''Conquest by Qubad Khan of Qataghan (1768-?)'' *Bahadur Shah (17??) *Aqsaqal Bahadur (17??) *Mir Muhammad Shah (1792-1821). Son of Mir Sultan Shah. *Sultan Shah II (182??) *

Mir Yar Beg Mir Yar Beg was a ruler within Badakhshan, who in the early 19th century was defeated by the Khan of Kunduz, Mir Muhammad Murad Beg Mir Mohammad Murad Beg (1780-1840s) was ''Khan'' of Kunduz (modern Afghanistan) in the 19th century. Earlier in t ...

(182??), was the Mir of Badakhshan in the early 19th century until he was defeated by the khan of

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Mir Muhammad Murad Beg Mir Mohammad Murad Beg (1780-1840s) was ''Khan'' of Kunduz (modern Afghanistan) in the 19th century. Earlier in the 19th century, he defeated Mir Yar Beg to take control of Badakhshan, and extended his rule north of the Oxus river The Amu Dary ...

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.Christine Noelle
State and tribe in nineteenth-century Afghanistan: the reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863)

, 1997. pp. 99-100 *Mir Jahandar Shah (1864-1869). (میرجهاندار شاه) Jahandar Shah came to power through his close relations with Muhammad Afzal Khan, who was Governor of Afghan Turkestan from 1852–1864.Christine Noelle
State and tribe in nineteenth-century Afghanistan: the reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863)

, 1997. p 104 At one point Jahandar Shah raised forced in Badakhshan and briefly took control of

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in 1866–67. He was ousted from power in 1869 by

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Faiz Muhammad Khan, an ally of

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, the Amir of Afghanistan. Faiz Muhammad Khan appointed Jahandar Shah's nephew, Mizrab Shah, in power.Christine Noelle
State and tribe in nineteenth-century Afghanistan: the reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863)

, 1997. pp. 101,104 *Mir Mizrab Shah (1869). He was installed in power by Faiz Muhammad Khan, but his reign lasted less than a year. He was the nephew of Jahandar Shah. *Mir Mahmud Shah (1869-1873). Mahamad Shah was a paternal cousin of Mizrab Shah. He established his authority in Badakhshan with the aid of Amir Sher Ali Khan. He was the last mir to ruler over Badakhshan. In 1873 Mahmud Shah was ousted from power by the governor of

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, Naib Muhammad Alam Khan. Alam Khan appointed Hafizullah Khan as governor of Badakhshan.Beale, Thomas W, and H. G. Keene
''An Oriental Biographical Dictionary''.
London, 1894 p. 272.

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