Turkestan Province
Turkestan Province was a province in Afghanistan. It was located in northern Afghanistan in the region still known as Afghan Turkestan. In 1890, Qataghan and Badakhshan Province was separated from Turkestan Province. Later Turkestan Province was abolished.
Political administration
In the 19th century, Afghan Turkestan was governed by a governor (hakim) appointed by the Amir. [1] Below is a list of governors of Afghan Turkestan.
- Naib Muhammad Alam Khan - ?-1873-?[1]
References
- ^ a b Christine Noelle. State and tribe in nineteenth-century Afghanistan: the reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863). Routledge, 1997. pp. 101