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Empires in the Graveyard of Empires

The country Afghanistan is known as "The Graveyard of Empires." How many empires can you name that have owned or controlled major territory in modern-day Afghanistan and have since fallen?
Modern day countries with the same name as a historical empire do not count as the same country for the purposes of this quiz.
The exceptions to the above are the United Kingdom, the United States, and Iran.
Source. Wikipedia used as a secondary source.
Dates are the time period during which the empire in question controlled Afghan land, not the empire's creation/destruction dates.
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Empire
1505 AD- 1740 AD
A famous and diverse empire that controlled most of the Indian subcontinent for a period of time
Mughal
1382 AD- 1523 AD
Created by Timur the Conqueror, this empire is one of the largest to ever exist.
Timurid
1336 AD-1384 AD
Named for a city at its center in Modern-Day Afghanistan.
Herat
1263 AD-1382 AD
A khanate named for Genghis Khan's son who inherited the land that gained independence under his great-grandson.
Chagatai
1263 AD- 1336 AD
A lesser-known khanate in the middle east inherited by Genghis Khan's grandson. It would eventually convert to islam.
Ilkhanate
1222 AD- 1263 AD
The second-largest empire of all time, reaching from the Pacific coast of Asia to Africa and Europe.
Mongol
1206 AD- 1222 AD
A dynasty named for an oasis on the Amu Darya River. Denied trade with the above, which ultimately resulted in their subjigation.
Khwarazm
1150 AD-1208 AD
An Iranian dynasty that found itself in central Afghanistan and converted to Buddhism. Collapsed very quickly after the assassination of their final leader.
Ghurid
1036 AD- 1096 AD
A great Muslim empire that stretched from Anatolia to Afghanistan, and was the target of the First Crusade.
Seljuq
998 AD- 1166 AD
A Persian empire that controlled the Indus River Valley, formed by the successful secession of the slave Sabuktigin from two below.
Ghaznavid
991 AD- 1090 AD
A Turkic Khanate with a lack of known history stationed in Central Asia.
Kara-Khanid
876 AD- 998 AD
An Iranian empire founded by four brothers that saw many advancements in the arts and sciences.
Samanid
876 AD- 901 AD
A former province of the caliphates ruled by a series of brief emirs before a return to subjigation
Sistan
751 AD- 876 AD
The third great Muslim caliphate, known for harboring the Golden Age of Islam
Abbasid
662 AD- 751 AD
The second great Muslim caliphate, known for its many conquests and extensive reach from Spain to Afghanistan
Umayyad
651 AD- 662 AD
The first great Muslim caliphate, established after the death of Muhammed.
Rashidun
564 AD- 604 AD
A vast Turkic Khaganate that spanned from the Western Steppe to modern-day Mongolia. A very formative empire for Turkic culture.
Göktürks
426 AD- 564 AD
Not much is known about this Hunnic Empire stationed in Bactria.
Hephthalite
231 AD- 651 AD
This large empire was the last Persian dynasty before the arrival of Islam. It was a large rival to the Byzantine Empire and caused a revitalization in Zoroastrianism.
Sassanid
21 AD- 81 AD
An esoteric kingdom that was an offshoot of the empire below. Known best for its construction of the Buddhist Temple Takht-i-Bahi.
Indo-Parthian
99 BC- 81 AD
A major rival to the Roman Empire that controlled Iran and the surrounding lands. The empire suffered from constant infighting and coup d'etats.
Parthia
99 BC- 96 AD
A nomadic empire on its way from conflict in modern-day Mongolia with Xiongnu to Northern India, invading Afghan lands on its way.
Indo-Scythian
129 BC- 251 AD
One of five branches of the Yuezhi confederation migrating from Mongolia to India, known for its propagation of Buddhism and Zoroastrianism, as well as its diplomatic ties with Rome, Aksum, and the Han Dynasty.
Kushan
179 BC- 69 BC
A Greek kingdom founded some time after the collapse of the initial Diadochi, and the origin of much Greek culture found in the Indian subcontinent.
Indo-Greek
248 BC- 129 BC
A Hellenistic kingdom similar to the above, stationed in Modern-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and northern India.
Bactrian
303 BC- 225 BC
The first major Empire that unified a large portion of India, led by Chandragupta. A powerful force that was able to defend against the below empire and harbored many advancements in science and philosphy.
Maurya
322 BC-248 BC
The largest Greek Diodochus, formed by Seleucus I.
Seleucid
329 BC- 322 BC
The empire of Alexander the Great that conquered the below.
Macedonia
c.550 BC-329 BC
The first major empire in the area that conquered the Iranian Medes and warred with the Greek city-states.
Persia
MaxStickies
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Level 79
Aug 8, 2021
Great quiz, nominated. Though could Seljuk be accepted?
QuantumMechanist
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Level 70
Aug 9, 2021
Fixed. Glad you liked it!
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