The Tajbeg Palace, or Tapa-e-Tajbeg, is located outside Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. The royal residence was the home of the royal household during the time of Amānullāh Khān. The name converts to Palace of the Large Crown as well as it has likewise been called the Queen’s Palace by some. It has actually been the target on Afghanistan’s stormy history sometimes, causing durations of abandonment.The hill upon which the
Tajbeg Palace stands was when residence to the Queen of the Timurids. They were an empire which ruled from 1370 to 1507 with links to the Mongols leading back to Ghengis Khan. The Timurids made an extravagant house with rich terraced yards in the snow-covered foothills of the Karokh mountain range. Its uniqueness was admired throughout the Timurid Empire. The royal residence was deserted following the loss of the dynasty.The remains of the original palace were renovated by Zaman Shah in 1795.
He had actually replaced his daddy, Timur Shah, as ruler of the Durrani Empire 2 years previously. Timur Shah had moved the capital from Kandahar to Kabul in 1776, improving facilities in the city and also endeavor considerable building jobs. It was referred to as the best and also cleanest city in Asia by George Forster of the East India Company, the very first European to check out the new funding. The palace lay regarding 10 miles(16 km )south-west of the city. The uniqueness of Kabul was well known throughout the globe in the 18th century.By the 19th century, British India had been established and also they tried to insist their authority on Afghanistan for a duration. This caused 3 Anglo-Afghan
Wars. It was throughout these disputes that the palace was destroyed. Today, the damages of the original Timurid Palace as well as the Durrani restoration can be seen near the Tajbeg Palace.In 1919, King Amanullah Khan announced the building and construction of a brand-new resources city to the south-west of Kabul called Darulaman. Building and construction started in the very early 1920s and also included the Darul Aman Palace, which was to become the brand-new residence of the King. The Tajbeg Palace was additionally created. This was to function as a second residence for the Afghan Royal Family and a home for Queen Soraya Tarzi which is how it gained the name the Queen’s Palace. Various other great structures such as the National Museum of Afghanistan were likewise constructed. The brand-new city was connected to Kabul by the Darulaman Road and also the Kabul-Darulaman Tramway, at the time Afghanistan’s only railway. The construction of Darulaman was taken on by German and also french firms, nevertheless it was his partnership with the European imperial households and also his aspirations to modernise the nation which were to come to be Amanullah Khan’s downfall. Amanullah Khan’s modernisation created stress with the religious conservatives.Opposition to his rule resulted in his abdication at the hands of religious traditionalists in 1929. Darulaman was left incomplete and also the royal residences were made use of for a range of purposes including seats of ministries, army holiday accommodation and also storehouses.
