Maimana Khanate

Maimana Khanate
خانات میمنه (Persian)
CapitalMaymana
Common languagesPersian
Uzbek (lingua franca, language of commerce)
Ethnic groups
Uzbeks
Arabs
Hazaras
Baluch people
History 
• Established
1747
• Disestablished
1892
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Afsharid Iran
Emirate of Afghanistan
Today part ofAfghanistan

The Maimana Khanate (Persian: خانات میمنه, Uzbek: میمنه خانلیغی) was an Uzbek[1] Khanate in Northern Afghanistan centered around the town of Maimana. It was founded in 1747 with the death of Nader Shah. The Mings had been the governors of Maimana since 1621.[2] Hajji Bi Ming was the first independent ruler of the khanate. After the death of Ahmad Khan in 1814, Sar-i Pul seceded from the khanate.[2][3] In the 1830s Sar-i Pul took the district of Gurziwan from Maimana.[2] The Aimaq tribes of the Murghab broke away from Maimana by 1845.[4] In 1847 and 1850 it resisted attempts by the Emirate of Herat to annex it.[3][2] In 1875 the khanate rebelled against Afghanistan but it was crushed and the city sacked.[5] In 1892 the khanate was annexed by Afghanistan.[4]

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