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Conversion of Angulimala. 2nd century CE. Peshawar Museum. Buddhism in ancient Afghanistan and Pakistan.
30/09/2026

Conversion of Angulimala. 2nd century CE. Peshawar Museum. Buddhism in ancient Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Durrani Empire. 1747 -1824Here showing the Popalzai ( Saddozai ) Branch of the Durrani Empire of Ahmad Shah Abdali.(...
29/09/2026

The Durrani Empire. 1747 -1824
Here showing the Popalzai ( Saddozai ) Branch of the Durrani Empire of Ahmad Shah Abdali.

( Tribe > Sub tribe )
Durrani > Zirak > Popalzai > Saddozai

Ruling present day Pakistan, Afghanistan, United Punjab (Attock to Panipat) and Mashad (Sunni) province of Iran for 76 years.
Covering an area encompassing over 2 Million sq kms .

The Popalzai (Saddozai) Durranis were replaced by their cousin tribe of Barakzai Durranis whom inturn ruled Afghanistan for the next 149 years, 1824-1973.

(Tribe > Sub tribe)
Durrani > Zirak > Bazakzai > Mohammadzai

Albeit with a territory shrinking to the size of the present day Afghanistan, the Barakzai Durranis were still able to rule for 149 years.
The Barakzai Dynasty saw invasions, both from East and West. Persians reclaiming their territory of Mashad.
British Empire preoccupied with stretching westwards from Indus, first took the territory they named NWFP by aiding the Sikhs under Ranjit Singh.
By 1849 with the Sikh Empire crumbled, British came into direct rule of Punjab, the NWFP and had now their eyes set upon the territory they would later call FATA. In a total of 3 Anglo Afghan wars, the British slowly chucked away the territory of FATA and Northern Baluchistan ( Chief Commissioner's Province ) to give Afghanistan it's present day shape.

In 1973 the last Durrani Barakzai Monarch King Zahir Shah abdicated the throne and transferred power to the President, to make way for the Republic of Afghanistan.

Sardar Daud Khan Barakzai (Durrani) was King Zahir Shah's cousin who became the First President of Afghanistan in 1973.

After American invasion of Afghanistan, the man brought in to bring all Afghans together was another Durrani, a Popalzai Hamid Karzai.

The Durranis in total have ruled Afghanistan for over 225 Years.
1747-1973

These figures do not show Durrani heartlands of Kandahar, Helmand and Herat where the Durranis especially Popalzais (Saddozai) have always fared particularly well as Governors.
Eg Ahmad Shah Abdali's father was the Governor of Herat.
Saddo Khan the patriarch of the Saddozai clan was the Governor of Kandahar during Abbas I of Persia and Jehangir I.

Greco Bactrian style. Kushan Empire. 2nd century CE. Northern KP. Pakistan. Peshawar Museum.
29/09/2026

Greco Bactrian style. Kushan Empire. 2nd century CE. Northern KP. Pakistan. Peshawar Museum.

Children offering Buddha dust. Greco Bactrian. 2nd century CE. Peshawar Museum. Buddhism in Afghanistan - Pakistan. ...
28/09/2026

Children offering Buddha dust. Greco Bactrian. 2nd century CE. Peshawar Museum. Buddhism in Afghanistan - Pakistan.

Greco Bactrian to Kushan Empire style. 2nd century CE. Buddha. Sahri Bahlol. Northern KP. Peshawar Museum. Pakistan. Bud...
27/09/2026

Greco Bactrian to Kushan Empire style. 2nd century CE. Buddha. Sahri Bahlol. Northern KP. Peshawar Museum. Pakistan. Buddhism in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

German Fudge.
27/09/2026

German Fudge.

Greco Bactrian. 2nd century CE. Buddha. 6 feet tall. Sahr e Bahlol, North KP.
26/09/2026

Greco Bactrian. 2nd century CE. Buddha. 6 feet tall. Sahr e Bahlol, North KP.

26/09/2026

50 year old trees cut to pieces on Shami road Peshawar part ii. Imran Saddozai

Mousse.
26/09/2026

Mousse.

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