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The Barakzai dynasty, also known as the Mohammadzai dynasty, was a Pashtun dynasty that ruled the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1826 to 1973. The dynasty was founded by Dost Mohammad Khan, who was born in 1793 in the village of Barakzai, near Kabul. Dost Mohammad Khan was a military commander who rose to power in the early 19th century.