[7] In the aftermath of the First Anglo-Afghan War, Kohan Dil Khan aimed to expand his influence into Sistan, which had fractured into a number of tribal fiefdoms.
As part of this move, Kohan Dil Khan expanded his sphere of influence up to the district of Rudbar, controlled by the Sanjarani Baluch.
[8] Herat under Yar Mohammad Khan Alakozai also claimed Sistan as part of his domain, and this would cause clashes between both powers.
[9] Initially, in the 1820s and 1830s, the territories under the control of the Principality consisted of Zamindawar, Deh Rawood, Garmsir, Shorawak, Pishin, and Sibi.
At the time of Charles Masson's visit to Kandahar during the reign of Pur Dil Khan, the division of the principality seems to have been as follows: