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Every case set in what is now Afghanistan, best-known first. Cities, states and old kingdoms count under the country that holds them today.

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Cases in Afghanistan

Best-known first. Each card opens the full cited case.

Cases
3
Years
1 to 1944
Region
South Asia
Main subjects
India and South Asia, Asian dynasties
Updated
30 October 2026
Throne of Mir Sayyid Alim Khan: 1911-19201944 · Qalai Fatu, near Kabul, AfghanistanThe last emir of Bukhara fled across a river on a raft in 1920 and left three sons behind; two were shot and the third publicly renounced himAlim Khan ruled the emirate of Bukhara from 1911. The Red Army took Bukhara in September 1920. Before he fled, he ordered the harem in the Ark citadel blown up; it is unclear whether the women were still inside.peripheralhistories.co.uk and 2 moreMahmud of Ghazni: Mahmud of Ghazni, Ghaznavid ruler, conquering Qasdar (modern Khuzdar) in India, miniature from the Jamiʿ al-Tawarikh of 1030 · Ghazni, AfghanistanMahmud of Ghazni left his throne to one son; the other blinded him, and the blind brother's son later killed the victorSultan Mahmud of Ghazni ruled from Afghanistan to the Punjab. Baizawi's chronicle says his will gave his son Mas'ud Khurasan, Iraq and Persia, and his second son Muhammad Ghazni and India.Internet Archive and 2 moreTillya Tepe crown: Tillya Tepe crown www.flickr.com/photos/h_sinica/49049536268 www.flickr.com/photos/h_sinica/49049537778/in/album-72157... www.flickr.com/photos/h_sinica/490500401 · Tillya Tepe, near Sheberghan, Jowzjan, Afghanistan; KabulA nomad chief and five women were buried with 20,000 gold objects in Afghanistan; keyholders hid the hoard for 14 years, and in 2021 it went out of sight againIn 1978 a Soviet-Afghan team led by Viktor Sarianidi excavated six burial mounds at Tillya Tepe, the "Golden Hill," in northern Afghanistan. They held five women and one man, described as a nomadic royal and five of his wives.NBC News and 3 more