List of Pashtun empires and dynasties

It includes states, princely states, empires and dynasties in the regions of Central, Western and South Asia which were founded by rulers or dynasties of Pashtun origin.

This list also includes rulers and dynasties who are of disputed origin.

Several independent princely states founded by Pashtuns existed during the British Raj era.

Most of the Pashtun region east of the Durand Line was annexed by the British in the twentieth century, and formed the North-West Frontier.

The Pashtun tribal agencies along the Durand Line, further west from the North-West Frontier, formed a buffer zone between Afghanistan and the North-West Frontier of British India.

Ahmad Shah Durrani , founder of the Durrani Empire.
Territory controlled by the Khaljis circa 1320
Territory controlled by the Khaljis circa 1320 [ 11 ]
Map showing the territory under the Lodi dynasty. [ 34 ]
Map of the Sur Empire at its height
Map of the Khaljis of Malwa at their height [ 34 ]