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I would say they were more focused in Persia (if your referring to the Timurid Empire). Here's some maps to contrast the two.

Mughals were NOT linked to Timurid state in any meaningful way. The founder, Babur (although he WAS a Timuride), had been chased from Central Asia.
 
I was inspired to make yet another map.

Bruce

MegaAfghan.png
 
I was inspired to make yet another map.

Bruce

Well, again, I don't think this construct could be called "Afghanistan"-ethnic Pashtuns* would be a very small minority, but would be politically dominant. IMO, this state would have major problems with Turkic, Persian, and Punjabi separtist movements.

Also known as Afghans, Pastuns live in Afghanistan (where they form a plurality and are politically dominant) and Pakistan. The founders of Afghanistan were all ethnically Pashtun, as were the Afghan royal family and most major Afghan political leaders.
 
Well, again, I don't think this construct could be called "Afghanistan"-ethnic Pashtuns* would be a very small minority, but would be politically dominant. IMO, this state would have major problems with Turkic, Persian, and Punjabi separtist movements.

Also known as Afghans, Pastuns live in Afghanistan (where they form a plurality and are politically dominant) and Pakistan. The founders of Afghanistan were all ethnically Pashtun, as were the Afghan royal family and most major Afghan political leaders.

The eastern border is on the Indus, which puts pretty much all of the Pushtuns in the state, but includes rather few Punjabis, if this map is to be trusted ( http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/maps/map_pakistan_ethnic_division.jpg )

And they hold only the thinly populated eastern provinces of Iran (see this cartogram) http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_USzog_GOzyA/Ss1E3wy6O6I/AAAAAAAAMx8/9Cx-1p-SmVU/s400/irn.jpg

but Turkish seperatism is definitely going to be an issue (after all, I didn't say they were in going to necessarily Hold On to that area in central Asia in the long run) :)

Bruce
 
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