List of mirs of Shighnan

The Mir of Shighnan was the ruler of Shighnan, whose seat of power was at Qaleh Barpanjeh. In 1883 the last Mir of Shighnan, Yusuf Ali Khan, was ousted by the Afghan government.


 * Shah Mir (1779 - 1787).
 * Shah Vanji (1787 - 1799) – Ruled at the end of the 18th century. A stone inscription in Shughnan, recorded by Ney Elias (who incorrectly converted the date), shows that Shah Vanji built a canal in Khust in 1204 A.H. (1789-90 A.D.).
 * Qubad Khan (1799 - 1844) – son of Shah Vanji.
 * 'Abd al-'Aziz Khan (1844 - 45) - first son of Qubad Khan.
 * 'Abd al-Rahim Khan (1845 - 1867) – second son of Qubad Khan.
 * Muhabbat Khan (1867 - 1868/69) - son of 'Abd al-Rahim Khan.
 * Yusuf Ali Khan (1869 - 1883) – Son of Abdur Rahim. He was deposed by Abdur Rahman Khan in 1883.