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 Picture Name Parents Birth Spouse Marriage Became consort Death Khanzada Sadozai Jaffar Khan Sadozai Mir Wais Hotak
Consorts of Durrani Empire (1747–1823) Durrani Empire Picture Name Parents Birth Spouse Marriage Became consort Death Hazrat Begum and Iffat-un-Nissa Begum Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah Ahmad Shah Durrani Gauhar-un-Nissa BegumMaryam BegumGauhar Shad BegumAyesha DurraniWdl Timur Shah Durrani Possibly Shako Jan and/or Aziz Bibi Nur Muhammad Khan Zaman Shah Durrani Mahmud Shah Durrani Wa'fa Begum Fath Khan Tokhi Shah Shujah Durrani Malikdin Khel Daughter of Khan Bahadur Khan Shah Shujah Durrani
Consorts of Emirate of Afghanistan (1823–1926) Emirate of Afghanistan Picture Name Parents Birth Spouse Marriage Reign Death 16 wives, among them Mirmon Khadija Popalza Dost Mohammad Khan Mirmon Ayesha Sher 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 Tarzi Mahmud Tarzi & Asma Rasmiya Tarzi Damascus, Amānullāh Khān 1919–1929 Rome,
Consorts of Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973) Kingdom of Afghanistan Picture Name Parents Birth Spouse Marriage Reign Death Khairiya Enayat Seraj Mahmud Tarzi & Asma Rasmiya Tarzi 1893 Inayatullah Khan 1910 1980, (aged 87), Kabul, Afghanistan Mah Parwar Begum Sardar Muhammad Asif Khan & Murwarid Begum Mohammed Nadir Shah 1929–1933 13 December 1941 Tehran, Iran Humaira Begum Sardar Ahmad Shah Khan & Zarin Begum 1918 Mohammed Zahir Shah 1931 1933–1973 26 June 2002 (aged 83–84) Rome, Italy
See also First Lady of Afghanistan List of presidents of Afghanistan President of Afghanistan
References
External links Afghanwiki.com