List of mirs of Shighnan explained

The Mir of Shighnan was the ruler of Shighnan, whose seat of power was at Qaleh Barpanjeh . In 1883 the last Mir of Shighnan, Yusuf Ali Khan, was ousted by the Afghan government.^[1]

• Shah Mir (1779 - 1787).
• Shah Vanji (1787 - 1799) – Ruled at the end of the 18th century. A stone inscription in Shughnan, recorded by Ney Elias (who incorrectly converted the date), shows that Shah Vanji built a canal in Khust in 1204 A.H. (1789-90 A.D.).
• Qubad Khan (1799 - 1844) – son of Shah Vanji.
• 'Abd al-'Aziz Khan (1844 - 45) - first son of Qubad Khan.
• 'Abd al-Rahim Khan (1845 - 1867) – second son of Qubad Khan.
• Muhabbat Khan (1867 - 1868/69) - son of 'Abd al-Rahim Khan.
• Yusuf Ali Khan (1869 - 1883) – Son of Abdur Rahim. He was deposed by Abdur Rahman Khan in 1883.

See also

• List of mirs of Badakhshan

Notes and References

1. The Hagiography of Nāṣir-i Khusraw and the Ismāʿīlīs of Badakhshān . June 2018 . Thesis . en . Shaftolu . Gulamadov . 96 - 98.