Barthold writes that in 1638 the Uzbeks conquered Darvaz and executed the ruler, his brother Shah Gharib.

In 1749, they defeated the Mir at Gharjvin[8] and took a large portion of his army, including his brother Burhan al-Din into captivity.

He was forced to send a peace delegation, led by a high-ranking religious leader named Mulla 'Azim Akhund Mufti, to Darvaz to plead for their release.

[3] In 1839 the ruler of Khoqand, Madali Khan, conquered both Karategin and Darvaz and forced Sultan Mahmud to pay tribute.

[3] During the rule of Isma'il Shah from 1845 to 1863, Karategin and Shughnan were turned into protectorates and the bekdoms of Kulab and Hisar became its tributaries.

[3] During the instability in Khoqand that had been occurring since 1842, the Mir of Karategin, Muhammad Rahim, had provided shelter to political enemies and was adamant on opposing Russian expansion into Central Asia.

[4] Despite efforts in the spring of 1876 by the Mir to avoid the incoming assault, by early August the principality was in the hands of Bukhara and Mohammad Rahim was put under house arrest.

[4] In December 1877, after Shah Sirajuddin refused to pay tribute to the Emir of Bukhara, Darvaz was invaded.

[9] By this time, the principality's territories were limited to Qal'a-yi Khumb, Wanch, Yazghulam, and the lands of amlak-dars (estate holders) on the left bank of the Panj as far south as Khwahan.

[3] Shah Sirajuddin lived in confinement until the end of Muzaffar's reign, when he was released on orders of the governor-general of Turkestan.