List of Afghan Rulers in present-day Afghanistan with capital at Kandahar TermIncumbentNotesShahs (Kings)Saddozay Dynasty of PopalzayJuly 1747 to 16 October 1772Timur ShahShah at Kabul16 October 1772 to 1772Solayman Shah1772 to 18 May 1793Timur ShahShah at Kabul18 May 1793 to 19 June 1793Homayun Shah19 June 1793 to 1801Zaman ShahShah at KabulJuly 1803Mahmud ShahShah at Kabul1804Shoja' al-Molk ShahShah at Kabul1804 to 1805Kamran Shah1805 to 1808Shoja' al-Molk ShahShah at Kabul1808 to 1808Mahmud Shah1st Term1808 to 1808Qaysar ShahShah at Kabul1809 to 3 May1809 Mahmud Shah2nd Term3 May 1809 to 1818Mahmud ShahShah at Kabul1819 to 1826Shirdil Khan Mohammadzay (regent)1826 to 1839Purdil Khan Mohammadzay (regent)1829 to 1839Kohan Dil Khan Mohammadzay (regent)1st TermApril 1839 to 5 April 1842Shoja' al-Molk ShahMay 1842 to 1842Safdar Jang Khan Saddozay (regent)1842 to August 1855Kohan Dil Khan Mohammadzay (regent)2nd TermAugust 1855 to November 1855Muhammad Sadiq Khan Mohammadzay (regent)November 1855 to July 1858Gholam Haydar Khan Mohammadzay (regent)July 1858 to 9 June 1863Dost Mohammad KhanShah at KabulEmirsMohammadzay Dynasty of Barakzay1863 to 1865Mohammad Amin Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin 1865 to January 1867Shir 'Ali Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin 1st TermJanuary 1867 to 7 October 1867Mohammad Afzal Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin 7 October 1867 to April 1868Mohammad A'zam Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin April 1868 to 8 September 1868Shir 'Ali Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin 2nd Term8 September 1868 to 21 February 1879Shir 'Ali Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin Shah at Kabul12 October 1879Mohammad Ya'qub Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin Shah at Kabul1880 to 21 April 1881Shir 'Ali Khan Barakzay, Amir al-Mo’menin (minister-regent) 21 April 1881 to 20 July 1881Abdor Rahman Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin Shah at Kabul20 July 1881 to 22 September 1881Mohammad Ayyub Khan, Amir al-Mo’menin