List of Afghan Rulers in present-day Afghanistan with capital at Herat TermIncumbentNotesShahs (Kings)Saddozay Dynasty of PopalzayJuly 1747 to 16 October 1772Ahmad Shah Dorr-e DorranShah at Kabul16 October 1772 to 18 May 1793Timur ShahShah at Kabul23 May 1793 to 1797Zaman ShahShah at Kabul1797 to 1797Mahmud Shah1st Term1797 to 1801Zaman ShahShah at KabulJuly 1803 to 1803Mahmud ShahShah at Kabul13 July 1803 to 1809Shoja' al-Molk ShahShah at Kabul3 May 1808 to 1808Qaysar ShahShah at Kabul3 May 1809 to 1818Mahmud ShahShah at Kabul1818 to 1819Mahmud Shah2nd Term1819 to 1819Shirdil Khan MohammadzayShah at Kandahar1819 to 1826Mahmud Shah3rd Term1826 to March 1842Kamran ShahMarch 1842 to 1 June 1851Yar Mohammad Khan Alikozay (minister-regent) 1 June 1851 to 15 September 1855Sayyed Mohammad Khan Alikozay (minister-regent) 15 September 1855 to June 1856Mohammad Yusuf Khan Mohammadzay (regent) June 1856 to October 1856Isa Khan Bardorani (minister-regent) October 1856 to 27 July 1857Naser ad-Din Qajar, Shahanshah of IranIranian occupationEmirsMohammadzay Dynasty of Barakzay27 July 1857 to 26 May 1863Soltan Ahmad Khan, Amir al-Mo'menin26 May 1863 to 9 June 1863Dost Mohammad Khan, Amir al-Mo'menin Emir at Kabul9 June 1863 to 8 September 1868Shir 'Ali Khan, Amir al-Mo'menin8 September 1868 to 21 February 1879Shir 'Ali Khan, Amir al-Mo'menin Emir at Kabul21 February 1879 to 12 October 1879Mohammad Ya`qub Khan, Amir al-Mo'menin Emir at KabulMarch 1880 to 2 October 1881Mohammad Ayyub Khan