Royals of Afghanistan of the Barakzai dynasty from the time of the emirate under Dost Mohammad Khan to the present day. In 1926 the Emirate of Afghanistan became the Kingdom of Afghanistan under Amanullah Khan who secured recognition of Afghan independence after an attack on British India. A period of instability followed the end of his reign and continued until 1929 with the reign of Mohammed Nadir Shah. He was followed by his son Mohammed Zahir Shah who brought many modern reforms to Afghanistan. In 1973, while out of the country, he was overthrown by a republican coup after which the country soon came under communist domination and Soviet aggression.
