Mir Muhammad Murad Beg
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Mir Muhammad Murad Beg was Khan
of Kunduz
(modern Afghanistan) and later Emir
of Bokhara (modern Uzbekistan) in the 19th century. Earlier in the 19th century, he defeated Mir Yar Beg
to take control of Badakhshan
, and extended his rule north of the Oxus river.
Khan (title)
Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...
of Kunduz
Kunduz
Kunduz also known as Kundûz, Qonduz, Qondûz, Konduz, Kondûz, Kondoz, or Qhunduz is a city in northern Afghanistan, the capital of Kunduz Province. It is linked by highways with Mazari Sharif to the west, Kabul to the south and Tajikistan's border to the north...
(modern Afghanistan) and later Emir
Emir
Emir , meaning "commander", "general", or "prince"; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world...
of Bokhara (modern Uzbekistan) in the 19th century. Earlier in the 19th century, he defeated Mir Yar Beg
Mir Yar Beg
Mir Yar Beg was a ruler within Badakhshan, who in the early 19th century was defeated by the khan of Kunduz, Mir Muhammad Murad Beg. The latter later became Emir of Bokhara, in what is today Uzbekistan....
to take control of Badakhshan
Badakhshan
Badakhshan is an historic region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan. The name is retained in Badakhshan Province which is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the far northeast of Afghanistan, and contains the Wakhan Corridor...
, and extended his rule north of the Oxus river.