This section discusses the history of Afghanistan starting with the reign of Aḥmad Shāh Durrānī in 1160/1747, which marks the establishment of the new nation-state of Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s history before Durrānī rule is treated under the history of Persia and other topics dealing with various Iranian dynasties such as the Ṭāhirids, Ṣaffārids, Sāmānids, Ghaznawids, Ghūrids, Saljūqs, Āl-i …
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Department of History, Centre for the Great Islamic Encyclopaedia,
Translated by Rahim Gholami and
Mayel Heravi, Najib,
“Afghanistan”, in:
Encyclopaedia Islamica, Editors-in-Chief: Farhad Daftary.
Consulted online on 30 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1875-9831_isla_COM_0186>