Queens of Afghanistan

This is a list of Afghan consorts. 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 Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah Ahmad Shah Durrani 1957
Mughal Emperor Alamgir II Timur Shah Durrani
Unclear as to whether her name was Shako Jan 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
Mirmon Khadija Popalza Dost Mohammad Khan
Asal Begum, Uzbek consort Abdur Rahman Khan
Jamal Begum Habibullah Khan
Soraya Tarzi Mahmud Tarzi & Asma Rasmiya Tarzi 24 November 1899 Damascus,  Ottoman Empire Amānullāh Khān 1919–1929 20 April 1968(1968-04-20) (aged 68) Rome,  Italy

Consorts of Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973)

Kingdom of Afghanistan

Picture Name Parents Birth Spouse Marriage Reign Death
Khairiya Inayatullah Khan
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

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