State · 1818 – 1855
Principality of Kandahar
A state of 1818 – 1855 — 37 years in South Asia. Its line of rulers holds 4 people. Its own article says it was conquered by Kabul-based half-brother of the Kandahari.
- Wikidata's English label: Principality of Qandahar.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.
- Stood
- 37 years
- 1818 – 1855
- Rulers
- 4
- the Sardar of Kandahar
Where it sits in time
Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold.
How it ended, as its article says
Conquered by Kabul-based half-brother of the Kandahari, 1856-09. Read from the article's section “lead” by its grammar; the claim is only that the article says so.
In September 1856, the principality was conquered by the Kabul-based half-brother of the Kandahari Dil brothers, Dost Mohammad Khan.
One sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rulers
Read from the state’s own English article and its rulers’ articles, where Wikidata names no ruler.
| Ruler | Reign | Length | How it ended · source | To the ruler before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sher Dil Khan | 1818 – 1826 | 8 years | ending not on record | |
| Pur Dil Khan | 1826 – 1830 | 4 years | ending not on record | |
| Kohan Dil Khan | 1830 – 1839 | 9 years | ending not on record | |
| Rahim Dil Khan | 1855 – 1856 | 1 year | ending not on record |
4 rulers, 4 with terms dated as terms, covering 1818 – 1856. Only 38 years of the line are dated - too short for a median. 0 of 3 handovers irregular - a killing, a deposition, a rival claimant, a rising or a coup beside it. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.
Among all states
Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.
- How long it stood37 years
stood longer than 29% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.
- Wars recorded per centurynone
had more wars on record per century than 43% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.
- Rulers on record4
has more rulers on record than 53% of 2,060 states with a line of rulers.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1808 – 1865, with everything that stood beside it.
- On the map in 1837, live: scrub the year and watch its borders move.
- Investigate it: what led to it, what came of it, and its succession analysed.
Wikidata Q28669042 (CC0) · one sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.