Emirate of Afghanistan

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Emirate of Afghanistan
إمارة أفغانستان
	Emirate of Afghanistan; إمارة أفغانستان
Flag	Coat of arms
Capital	Kabul and Peshawar
Language(s)	Pashto and Dari
Religion	Sunni islam
Government	Absolute monarchy
History
- Established	1823
- Disestablished	1929
Currency	Afghani

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Not to be confused with Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

The Emirate of Afghanistan^{[citation needed]} began with the end of the Durrani Empire and the reign of Dost Mohammad Khan in 1823 and ended when Amir Amanullah Khan became Shah in 1926. This period was characterized by the expansion of European colonial interests in Central Asia. The Emirate of Afghanistan continued the Afghan-Sikh Wars with the Sikh Empire eventually establishing the Khyber Pass as the boundary between the two states. The Emirate also fought three wars with the United Kingdom, which resulted in the continuation of Afghan internal sovereignty with the British retained effective control over Kabul's foreign affairs. The emirate was briefly restored by Amanullah Khan in 1929.