Darvaz درواز (Persian) | |||||||
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| Capital | Qal'ai Khumb | ||||||
| Common languages | Persian | ||||||
| Religion | |||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||
| Mir | |||||||
• ?-1638 | Shah Gharib | ||||||
• 1638-1668 | Shah Qirghiz | ||||||
• 1668-1729 | Mahmud Shah | ||||||
• 1734-1761 | Muhammad Khan Shah? | ||||||
• 1762-1778 | Mizrab Shah | ||||||
• 1778-1788 | Shah-i Darvaz I | ||||||
• 1788-1797 | Mansur Khan | ||||||
• 1797-1802 | Shah Turk Khan/Shah Turkan | ||||||
• 1845-1863 | Isma'il Shah | ||||||
• 1864-1868 | Shah-i Darvaz II | ||||||
• ?-1878 | Shah Siraj al-Din | ||||||
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| Today part of | Tajikistan Afghanistan | ||||||
Darvaz (Persian: درواز, Romanized: Darvāz /dæɾˈvɒːz/), alternatively Darwaz, Darvoz, or Darwoz, or the Darvaz Khanate[1] (Persian: خاننشین درواز) was an independent Tajik principality until 1878,[2] ruled by a Mir and its capital was at Qal'ai Khumb.[2] The principality controlled territory on the left and right banks of the Oxus River. The major settlements of Darvaz were Qal'ai Khumb and Kham.
- ^ Johnson, Thomas H.; Adamec, Ludwig W. (2021-05-15). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-5381-4929-4.
- ^ a b Grevemeyer, Jan-Heeren (1994). "DARVĀZ". Encyclopedia Iranica.