too late to tempt Dost Mohammad Khan to directly involve himself in the siege of Herat and to pursue war against Persia itself. Dost Mohammad's government positions were usually filled with senior members of tribes, or his family. The council members that were most commonly admitted were the Peshawar Sardars, including Sultan Mohammad Khan and Nawab Jabbar Khan. Dost Mohammad Khan's sons being attendants of these meetings were usually uncommon, as many of them were usually sent away on governing or military campaigns to conquer new provinces. Among these sons, the only ones who voiced their opinions were Mohammad Afzal Khan, Mohammad Azam Khan, Sher Ali Khan, and Haidar Khan. Despite this model of government that was unique compared to the Durranis, the council was really only meant for affirming Dost Mohammad Khan's decisions as Amir rather then voicing their own opinions on a matter. This pushed the belief that Dost Mohammad Khan ruled as an Absolute Monarch, who could introduce whatever he wished if he saw fit. In a de-facto sense, Dost Mohammad Khan displays a government that applies a mixture of Autocracy and powerlessness. Despite this, much of Dost Mohammad Khan's reign was plagued with family members and nobles who often opposed the Amir. For many months at a time especially during ongoing wars such as in the Chahar Wilayats, military leaders refused to mobilize their armies and many of Dost Mohammad Khan's sons fought for control over many rich provinces such as Ghazni, Kandahar, and Balkh. Dost Mohammad Khan also relied on his sons to rule much of the provinces he conquered, with all provincial governments being held by sons of Dost Mohammad Khan. The legal status of the provinces under Dost Mohammad Khan's realm, is disputed. According to Siraj-al Tarawikh, the revenues bestowed on Dost Mohammad's sons are land grants. While according to British sources, the grants were more in the form of "leases", which were given to Dost Mohammad's sons in return for sums of money. Ghubar's depiction of this provincial system employed by Dost Mohammad described his sons as "little kings" with is affirmed by Christine Noelle as an accurate representation of Dost Mohammad's realm internally. As each son was able to field their own military forces, and each Sardar was also free to assess revenues themselves which their own selected amounts. Following conquests, the distribution of newly conquered provinces would favor for Mohammad