Musahiban

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The Musahiban (mus-hi-been; the name derives from Persian مصاحب Muṣāḥib, meaning "courtier" or "aide de camp"[1]) are a Mohammadzai family who founded the Afghan Barakzai dynasty, and members of the royal lineage that ruled Afghanistan as emir, king or president from 1823 to 1978.[2] They descend from Sultan Mohammad Khan Telai (1795–1861) and his older brother Emir Dost Mohammad Khan (1792-1863), and were the last rulers of the Mohammadzai dynasty before being overthrown in the Saur Revolution[3] in April 1978.

Name and origins

The family are descendants of

Yossef and his brother, Asef, became the Amir's Musahiban-e Khas (Attendants par Excellence), from which originated the tribe name Musahiban".[4]

Policies

The Musahiban have historically been known for a step-by-step, culturally progressive and tribally sensitive, evolution for the modernization and opening up of Afghanistan[6] in contrast to the often more radically accelerated strategies promoted in the past.

References

  1. ^ Caroe, Olaf (1958). The Pathans 550 B.C.--A.D. 1957. Macmillan & Co. Ltd. p. 307. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ISBN 978-0815624486
    . Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9780195395891
    . Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-1850434375
    . Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  5. ISBN 978-0700706297
    . Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. ISBN 978-0-8156-2448-6
    .
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