Republic of Tajikistan

State · 1992–2026 CE · at its largest around 2000 CE

Central Asian republic that gained independence after the Soviet collapse in 1991. A civil war followed from 1992 to 1997, and Emomali Rahmon has led the country since 1992.

On its lands while it lasted

Tajikistani Civil War (1992–1997 CE): Civil war after independence between the government and a coalition of opposition groups, ending in a peace accord in 1997.