The Mir of Shighnan was the ruler of Shighnan, a region that occasionally was politically independent and at other times was subservient to
Badakhshan, the
Khanate of Kokand, and
Afghanistan. The seat of power of the Mir of Shighnan was at
Qaleh Barpanjeh (قلعه برپنجه). In 1883 the last Mir of Shighnan,
Yusuf Ali Khan
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, was ousted from power by the Afghan government and Shighnan became the
Shighnan District
Shighnan District ( - tg, Ноҳияи Шиғнони) is one of the 28 districts of the Badakhshan Province in eastern Afghanistan. It's part of the history region of Shighnan that is today divided between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.The distr ...
in the Afghan
Province of Badakhshan.
["Report of a mission to Chinese Turkistan and Badakhshan in 1885-1886. N.Elias, Political Agent on Special Duty." British intelligence on Russia in Central Asia, c. 1865-1949 icroform: India Office political and secret files and confidential print Tuson, Penelope. Pp. 46-48] In the 1890s Afghanistan transferred control of half of Shighnan to
Russia. This area became the
Shughnon District and today is a district in
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in
Tajikistan.
*Shah Mir - Lived in the 18th century.
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*Shah Wanji – Ruled in the late 18th century. Son of Shah Mir. The name Wanji is derived from the fact that his mother was from ]Vanj tg, Ванҷ ونج
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. Ney Elias
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reported seeing a marker stone dating from 1786 commemorating a canal built by Shah Wanji.[
*Kuliad Khan – no dates – Son of Wanji.][
*Abdur Rahim – grandson of Shah Wanji.][
*Yusuf Ali Khan – Son of Abdur Rahim. He was dethroned by the Afghan military in 1883 and imprisoned in Kabul.][
]
See also
* List of mirs of Badakhshan
References
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History of Tajikistan
18th century in Afghanistan
19th century in Afghanistan
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