Barakzai dynasty

Barakzai
بارکزی
Barakzai; بارکزی
Country	Principality of Kandahar; (1818–1855); Emirate of Afghanistan; (1823–1855) (Emirate of Kabul); (1855–1926) (Emirate of Afghanistan); Emirate of Herat; (1857–1863); Kingdom of Afghanistan; (1926–1973); Republic of Afghanistan; (1973–1978);
Founded	1700s (Rulers of Afghanistan from 1823 to 1973)
Founder	Dost Mohammad Khan
Current head	Disputed
Final ruler	Mohammad Daoud Khan (as authoritarian President)
Titles	Emir of Afghanistan; King of Afghanistan; President of Afghanistan; Sardar (Prince) of Afghanistan; Father of the Nation ; Head of the House of Barakzai; Ruler of Kandahar
Estate(s)	Afghanistan, Khyber Pashtunkhwa and Balochistan
Deposition	1978 (Saur Revolution)

The Barakzai dynasty, also known as the Muhammadzai dynasty ("the ruling sub-clan of the Barakzai"), ruled what is now Afghanistan from 1823 to 1978, when the monarchy ended de jure under Musahiban Mohammad Zahir Shah and de facto under his cousin Mohammad Daoud Khan. The Barakzai dynasty was established by Dost Mohammad Khan after the Durrani Empire of Ahmad Shah Durrani was removed from power.