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)