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Friday 13 March 2015

Ahmad Shah Abdali



Ahmad Shāh Durrānī "BABA"(c.1723-1773) (Dari: احمد شاه دراني), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (Pashto: احمد شاه ابدالي) and born as Ahmad Khān Abdālī, was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is the founder of modern Afghanistan. After the assassination of Nader Shah Afshar, he became the Amir of Khorasan and later became the founder and ruler of his own Empire. He is officially the father of Afghanistan.The Saddozais
1747-1773 Ahmad Shah Durrani

King Durrani was also famous with the last name (Abdali); King Abdali was the first king of Afghanistan. The king united the separated warring tribes and created the Durrani as well as one of the largest Muslim empires from Delhi to Western Iran, from Amue River to Arabian Shores in the half of the 18th century. He died on 23rd October 1772.

1773-1793 Timor Shah
King Timor Shah ruled Afghanistan after the King Durrani for 20 years, the Capital of the Country was transferred from Kandahar to Kabul during his reign.

1793-1799 Shah Zaman
Constant internal revolts (1795)
Persians invade Khurasan province in 1799-1803; Shah Mahmood Constant internal revolts 1803-1809; Shah Shuja (1805); Persian attack on Herat fails. 1809-1819 Shah Mahmood returns to the throne; war with Persia--indecisive victory (internal fightings)

He was from Durrani family that is part of Sudozai Family.


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