Herat

Emirate of Herat

Breakway Emirate from Afghanistan (1819-1863)

Location: Northwest Afghanistan

Capital City: Herat

Government type: Absolute Monarchy

Main languages: Pashto, Persian

Main religions: Sunni Islam, Shia Islam

Chronology

1819: Herat breaks off from Afghanistan under rebel Emir

1823-1825: Herat Civil War

1856: Briefly a British vassal

1857-1863: Iranian vassal

1863: Reconquered by Afghanistan

Currency

Rupee (1818-1863)

Conversion between units varied by region

Coins from Herat in the collection

•1 Falus, 1829-1833 (Emir Kamran Shah (1826-1842), copper, Herat mint, Islamic#3235)