Contents

Preface to the French Edition

Preface to the English Edition

Acknowledgements

Transliteration

Abbreviations

List of Plates

List of Figures

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Garden City of Babur and the Great Mughals

Chapter 2 The Vicissitudes of the New Afghan Capital: 1773–1879

The Citadel (bâlâ hesâr)

Chendâwol

The City

The Garden Belt

Shêrpur

Chapter 3 Amir ʿAbd or-Rahmân Khân: Master Builder, 1880–1901

The Palace-Citadel (arg)

A Collection of New Palaces

Creation of a New City

The Birth of an Industrial Base: The Workshops

An Islam of Prestige

European Medicine

Chapter 4 The Serâjiya Capital, 1901–1919

The Remodeled Arg’s New Style

Reconfigured Palaces

Places for Relaxation, Holidays, and Parades

The Residences of Deh Afghânân

Public Utilities and Conveniences

Chapter 5 Amâniya Kabul: The Dream of Modernization

The New Assignments of Royal Properties

The Royal Palace Opens Its Doors

A Municipality Conceived on Paper

The River Banks and the New Center-City

The Growth of Schools

Commerce, Industry, and Communications

Commemorative Monuments

Dâr ol-amân

Chapter 6 The Emergence of Modern Urban Planning, 1930–1948

From Habibollâh Kalakâni’s Advent until Mohammad Nâder Khân’s Arrival

A Municipality in Action

Governmental Structures and Public Administration

The Urban Infrastructure

Two Juxtaposed Cities

Institutional Reorganization

The Commemoration of Kabul’s Past

Itineraries

Modern Kabul Destroys the Past

Conclusion

Glossary

Annex 1: Genealogical Tables

Annex 2: The Population of Kabul

Annex 3: The Mayors of Kabul

Annex 4: The Principal Buildings of Kabul: A Chronology

Annex 5: Panoramic Views of Kabul

Annex 6: Commemorative Plaques and Funerary Inscriptions

Annex 7: Royal Tombs

Bibliography

Index