Territorial change of Emirate of Afghanistan

“Emirate of Afghanistan” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1828 to 1925. Its territory was largest in AD 1828 – 1829, at ≈ 884 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1828 – 1829≈ 884 thousand km²
AD 1830 – 1833≈ 878 thousand km²
AD 1834 – 1835≈ 819 thousand km²
AD 1836 – 1839≈ 789 thousand km²
AD 1846 – 1848≈ 666 thousand km²
AD 1849 – 1855≈ 666 thousand km²
AD 1856 – 1856≈ 643 thousand km²
AD 1857 – 1872≈ 666 thousand km²
AD 1873 – 1879≈ 666 thousand km²
AD 1880 – 1894≈ 644 thousand km²
AD 1895 – 1917≈ 644 thousand km²
AD 1918 – 1919≈ 644 thousand km²
AD 1920 – 1923≈ 644 thousand km²
AD 1924 – 1925≈ 644 thousand km²
AD 1828AD 1925

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1828 – 1829 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1828≈ 884 thousand km²16 of 144
AD 1830≈ 878 thousand km²16 of 143
AD 1834≈ 819 thousand km²18 of 143
AD 1836≈ 789 thousand km²20 of 145
AD 1846≈ 666 thousand km²23 of 152
AD 1848≈ 666 thousand km²21 of 147
AD 1849≈ 666 thousand km²21 of 144
AD 1853≈ 666 thousand km²23 of 144
AD 1856≈ 643 thousand km²22 of 149
AD 1857≈ 666 thousand km²23 of 150
AD 1859≈ 666 thousand km²22 of 146
AD 1860≈ 666 thousand km²22 of 142
AD 1861≈ 666 thousand km²23 of 140
AD 1862≈ 666 thousand km²23 of 138
AD 1863≈ 666 thousand km²24 of 139
AD 1864≈ 666 thousand km²23 of 139
AD 1865≈ 666 thousand km²23 of 139
AD 1866≈ 666 thousand km²22 of 133
AD 1868≈ 666 thousand km²22 of 134
AD 1870≈ 666 thousand km²21 of 132
AD 1871≈ 666 thousand km²21 of 113
AD 1873≈ 666 thousand km²21 of 108
AD 1877≈ 666 thousand km²22 of 104
AD 1880≈ 644 thousand km²24 of 104
AD 1884≈ 644 thousand km²24 of 105
AD 1885≈ 644 thousand km²28 of 101
AD 1890≈ 644 thousand km²31 of 99
AD 1895≈ 644 thousand km²33 of 90
AD 1898≈ 644 thousand km²33 of 87
AD 1900≈ 644 thousand km²32 of 84
AD 1905≈ 644 thousand km²31 of 83
AD 1908≈ 644 thousand km²31 of 79
AD 1911≈ 644 thousand km²32 of 76
AD 1912≈ 644 thousand km²34 of 77
AD 1913≈ 644 thousand km²33 of 78
AD 1914≈ 644 thousand km²33 of 76
AD 1915≈ 644 thousand km²31 of 75
AD 1916≈ 644 thousand km²33 of 71
AD 1917≈ 644 thousand km²32 of 71
AD 1918≈ 644 thousand km²32 of 80
AD 1919≈ 644 thousand km²31 of 88
AD 1920≈ 644 thousand km²31 of 84
AD 1922≈ 644 thousand km²34 of 87
AD 1924≈ 644 thousand km²34 of 86

Its highest rank was in AD 1828: number 144 of 16.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 7 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1840lostTalpur dynasty≈ 79 thousand km²
AD 1834lostSikh Empire≈ 57 thousand km²
AD 1840lostSikh Empire≈ 45 thousand km²
AD 1836lostSikh Empire≈ 30 thousand km²
AD 1856lostQajar dynasty≈ 23 thousand km²
AD 1857gainedQajar dynasty≈ 23 thousand km²
AD 1880lostBritish Raj≈ 22 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Succeeded by: Kingdom of Afghanistan · British Raj

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Emirate of Afghanistan, known as the Principality of Kabul before 1834, and as the Emirate of Kabul until 1855, and also referred to as the Guarded Domains of Afghanistan, the Sublime State of Afghanistan, and the God-Given State of Afghanistan, was an emirate in Central Asia that encompassed present-day Afghanistan, as well as parts of present-day Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.

Wikipedia (English) “Emirate of Afghanistan”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

Show on the map — open the AD 1828 frame