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1 Persian Achaemeniad control
2 Greek control
3 Indian control
4 Parthian control
5 Greco-Bactrian control
6 Yüeh-Chi (Kushans)
7 Sasanid Persian rule
8 Arab muslim dynastic rule
9 Competing local dynasties
10 Seljuk Turks (Selyucids)
11 Shansabani Persians of Ghür (Ghürids)
12 Khwärezm-Shahs (Uzbekhs)
13 The Mongols
14 Sarbardarids
15 Timurids
16 Eastern Afghanistan
17 Western Afghanistan
18 Independent Afghanistan under the Hotaki Khans
19 Return of the Safavid Persians
20 Shah Nader's Persian Empire and the unifying of Afghanistan
21 Independent Afghanistan under the House of Durrani
22 House of Baraksay
23 Republic of Afghanistan: The presidency of Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan
24 Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
25 Russian occupation
26 Civil war: Post-Russian occupation
27 Civil war: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
28 Taliban rule
29 Post-Taliban rule
  
  
  Updated November 2001
  Compiled by Dr Kevin Vang © 2001
  Website by Ahmet Bektas (web ).
1.0 PERSIAN ACHAEMENIAD CONTROL
The Persians are the first of the great powers to conquer and control all of modern day Afghanistan. Their rule lasts for over 200 years.
550-530 BC Cyrus II the Great: Initiates Persian control over the area through a series of conquests over modern day Northeastern Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan .
530-521 BC Cambises (son)
522-485 BC Darius I the Great: Consolidates Persian control over the area by creating satrapies of Aria (Herat), Bactria (Balkh), Sattagydia (Ghazni to the Indus River), Arachosia (Kadahar) and Drangiana (Seistan).
485-465 BC Xerxes I (son).
465-424 BC Artaxerxes I Longimano: The Persian Empire starts its decline.
424 BC Xerxes II: killed by his brother, Sogdiano.
424 BC Sogdiano (brother): killed by his brother Darius II.
424-404 BC Darius II Noto (brother).
404-358 BC Artaxerxes II Mnenom (son): Cyrus the Young (brother) tries to seize the throne but is stopped at the Battle of Cunaja in 401.
358-338 BC Artaxerxes III Oro
338-336 BC Arses
336-330 BC Darius III: Defeated by Alexander at Issus (Turkey) and Gaugamela (Iraq) and killed by his Baktrian troops while fleeing from Alexander near the Caspian Gates (Iran). His mother cedes the throne to the invading Greeks.
330 BC Bessos: Satrap of Baktria under Persian rule. He seizes the throne (Mitra-royal crown) after his men murder Darius as they flee from Alexander near the Caspian Gates. He is captured and killed by the Greeks in Bactria in 329.
 

© 2001 by Kevin Vang

Website by Ahmet Bektas (web)