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Modern Mughals 1501–1738 Safavids 1510–1709 Kunduz Khanate  ?–1859 Hotak dynasty 1709–1738 Sadozai Sultanate 1716–1732 Afsharid Iran 1738–1747 Durrani Empire 1747–1823 Maimana Khanate 1747–1892 Herat 1793–1863 Principality of Qandahar 1818–1855 Emirate 1823–1926 Saqqawist Emirate 1929 Kingdom 1926–1973 Daoud coup 1973 Republic 1973–1978 Saur Revolution 1978 Democratic Republic 1978–1992 Tanai coup attempt 1990 Islamic State 1992–1996 Islamic Emirate 1996–2001 US invasion 2001 Islamic State (reinstated) 2001 Interim/Transitional Administration 2001–2004 Islamic Republic (politics) 2004–2021 Islamic Emirate (reinstated) since 2021
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This is a timeline of Afghan history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Afghanistan and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Afghanistan. See also the list of heads of state of Afghanistan and the list of years in Afghanistan.

Prehistory

16th century BCE

7th century BCE

6th century BCE

4th century BCE

1st century BCE

1st century CE

2nd century

4th century

5th century

6th century

7th century

9th century

10th century

11th century

13th century

14th century

16th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

See also

• List of years in Afghanistan
• Solar Hijri calendar#In Afghanistan

Cities in Afghanistan:

• Timeline of Kabul
• Timeline of Herat

References

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20. Muḥammad, Fayz̤; Hazārah, Fayz̤ Muḥammad Kātib (1999). Kabul Under Siege: Fayz Muhammad's Account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 275. ISBN 9781558761551. Nadir received word of the victory in Ali Khayl and immediately set out for the capital, arriving in the city on the 15th.
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32. "Afghans Banned From 16 Provinces In Iran As Forced Exodus Continues". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 4 December 2023.

Further reading

• "Afghanistan". Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia. Europa Publications. 2003. ISBN 978-1-135-35680-4.

External links

• "Afghanistan Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 17 December 2010.
• "Afghanistan Profile: Timeline". Timelines of History.

• Years in Afghanistan
• Timelines by country
• Afghanistan history-related lists