Afghanistan until 1747

by Nölle-Karimi, Christine

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The name Afghanistan (Afghānistān, land of the Afghans/Pashtuns, afāghina , sing. afghān ) can be traced to the early eighth/fourteenth century, when it designated the easternmost part of the Kartid realm. This name was later used for certain regions in the Ṣafavid and Mughal empires that were inhabited by Afghans. While based on a state-supporting elite of Abdālī/Durrānī Afghans, the Sadūzāʾī Durrānī polity that came into being in 1160/ 1747 was not called Afghanistan in its own day. The name …

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The name Afghanistan (Afghānistān, land of the Afghans/Pashtuns, afāghina , sing. afghān ) can be traced to the early eighth/fourteenth century, when it designated the easternmost part of the Kartid realm. This name was later used for certain regions in the Ṣafavid and Mughal empires that were inhabited by Afghans. While based on a state-supporting elite of Abdālī/Durrānī Afghans, the Sadūzāʾī Durrānī polity that came into being in 1160/ 1747 was not called Afghanistan in its own day. The name became a state designation only during the colonial

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei243

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eng Islam

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Nölle-Karimi, Christine

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