The Principality of Kandahar ( Persian : شاهزاده قندهار ) was a state that existed in Kandahar from 1818 to 1855. It was ruled by the Dil brothers, members of the Barakzai dynasty , as a confederation. In 1855 the principality was conquered by the Kabul -based half-brother of the Kandahari Dil brothers, Dost Mohammad Khan .
5-630: In 1818, the Dil brothers seized Kandahar and its surroundings and declared independence. Sher Dil Khan was in charge of the military in the principality. The rule of the four brothers was very unpopular. Sher Dil Khan was supposed to be in charge of Kandahar's walls but after his death in 1826, the brothers fought each other and allowed the city's walls to fall into decay. In 1842 Kohan Dil Khan, Mehr Dil Khan, and Rahim Dil Khan left their exile in Kerman and set out towards Kandahar. They occupied Kandahar and re-established
10-517: A succession crisis between Rahim Dil Khan, and the sons of Kohan Dil. Dost Mohammad Khan capitalized off of this period of anarchy and conquered the Principality in 1855 . Initially, in the 1820s and 1830s, the territories under the control of the Principality consisted of Zamindawar , Deh Rawood , Garmsir , Shorawak , Pishin , and Sibi . The Hazaras of Uruzgan paid tribute to the principality. Sindh and Balochistan were also dependent on
15-751: Is a sub-branch of the Baloch tribe settled in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan . The Sanjrani are a diverse tribe. According to Nabi Bakhsh Baloch , the Rind are divided into 11 sub-tribes and 60 clans which include the Sanjrani. Sanjrani is also a clan of the Rustamani sub-tribe of the Mazari . The present chief of Chagai and Sardar of Sanjrani tribe is Sardar Hakeem Ali Sanjrani. This Pakistan -related article
20-517: The principality, but were able to break away in August 1826. The territory of the principality seems to have been split among the various brothers. At the time of Charles Masson's visit to Kandahar during the reign of Pur Dil Khan, the division of the principality seems to have been as follows: This article about the history of Afghanistan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sanjrani The Sanjrani ( Balochi : سنجرانی )
25-617: The principality. In the aftermath of the First Anglo-Afghan War, Kohan Dil Khan aimed to expand his influence into Sistan, which had fractured into a number of tribal fiefdoms. As part of this move, Kohan Dil Khan expanded his sphere of influence up to the district of Rudbar , controlled by the Sanjarani Baluch. Herat under Yar Mohammad Khan Alakozai also claimed Sistan as part of his domain, and this would cause clashes between both powers. in 1855, Kohan Dil Khan died, sparking
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