List of mirs of Badakhshan

The Mir of Badakhshan was the ruler of Badakhshan, a region that occasionally was politically independent and at other times was subservient to Afghanistan.

From 1657 until 1873, the rulers of Badakhshan belonged to the Yarid dynasty. They were ethnically Tajik but claimed descent from Alexander the Great. They were Muslims belonging to the Sunni branch of Islam. These rulers usually carried the titles of Shah, Mir, or Amir. In 1873 the last Mir of Badakhshan became a pensioner of Kabul and all power shifted to the Hakim of Badakhshan.