List of Afghan royal consorts explained

See also: List of monarchs of Afghanistan.

This is a list of the consorts of Afghan rulers. Historically, Afghan rulers, being Muslim, may have several wives, and not always a queen consort.

Afghanistan has only intermittently been a republic – between 1973–1992 and from 2001 onwards – at other times being governed by a variety of kings.

Consorts of the Hotaki Empire (1709–1738)

Hotaki Empire

Consorts of Durrani Empire (1747–1823)

Durrani Empire

PictureName ParentsBirthSpouseMarriageBecame consortDeath
Hazrat Begum and Iffat-un-Nissa BegumMughal Emperor Muhammad ShahAhmad Shah Durrani
Gauhar-un-Nissa Begum
Maryam Begum[1]
Gauhar Shad Begum[2]
Ayesha Durrani[3]
Timur Shah Durrani
Possibly Shako Jan and/or Aziz BibiNur Muhammad KhanZaman Shah Durrani
Mahmud Shah Durrani
Wa'fa BegumFath Khan TokhiShah Shujah Durrani
Malikdin KhelDaughter of Khan Bahadur KhanShah Shujah Durrani

Consorts of Emirate of Afghanistan (1823–1926)

Emirate of Afghanistan

PictureName ParentsBirthSpouseMarriageReignDeath
16 wives, among them Mirmon Khadija PopalzaDost Mohammad Khan
Mirmon AyeshaSher Ali Khan
Asal Begum, Uzbek consort, Babo Jan, etc.Abdur Rahman Khan
44 wives, among them Ulya Janab and Sarwar Sultana Begum.Habibullah Khan
Soraya TarziMahmud Tarzi & Asma Rasmiya Tarzi1899 11, df=yes Damascus, Amānullāh Khān1919–1929 Rome, Italy

Consorts of Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973)

Kingdom of Afghanistan

PictureName ParentsBirthSpouseMarriageReignDeath
Khairiya Enayat SerajMahmud Tarzi & Asma Rasmiya Tarzi1893Inayatullah Khan19101980, (aged 87), Kabul, Afghanistan
Mah Parwar BegumSardar Muhammad Asif Khan & Murwarid BegumMohammed Nadir Shah1929–193313 December 1941 Tehran, Iran
Humaira BegumSardar Ahmad Shah Khan & Zarin Begum1918Mohammed Zahir Shah19311933–197326 June 2002 (aged 83–84) Rome, Italy

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Robert. McChesney. Mohammad. Mehdi Khorrami. The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh. BRILL. December 19, 2012. 89. 978-9-004-23498-7.
  2. Book: Ahmad Hasan. Dani. Vadim. Mikhaĭlovich Masson. History of Civilizations of Central Asia: Development in contrast : from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. UNESCO. January 1, 2003. 289. 978-9-231-03876-1.
  3. https://www.wdl.org/en/item/11309/ Wdl