List of mirs of Badakhshan


The Mir of Badakhshan was the ruler of Badakhshan, a region that occasionally was politically independent and at other times was subservient to Afghanistan. The position of mir was often held by an ethnic Uzbek and was hereditary, though it often changed hands due to war or internal political dissension.
From 1657 until the 1880s the rulers of Badakhshan were Uzbeks of the Yarid dynasty. These rulers carried the titles of Shah, Mir, and Amir. In 1873 the last Mir of Badakhshan became a pensioner of Kabul and all power shifted to the Hakim, or governor, of Badakhshan
Below is a list of the mirs of Badakhshan along with their dates of reign and brief biographical descriptions.