Claim: Afghanistan is the source of a dynasty.
Evidence: The land also served as the source from which the Kushans , Hephthalites , Samanids , Saffarids , Ghaznavids , Ghorids , Khiljis , Mughals , Hotaks , Durranis , and others have risen to form major empires.
The Durrani dynasty was founded in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani at Kandahar , present Afghanistan.