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Shah Shujah Durrani (Pashto/Persian: شاه شجاع درانی ; November 1785 – 5 April 1842) was ruler of the Durrani Empire from 1803 to 1809. He then ruled from 1839 until his death in 1842. Son of Timur Shah Durrani, Shujah was of the Sadduzai line of the Abdali group of ethnic Pashtuns. He became the fifth King of the Durrani Empire. [1]
Zaman Shah's overthrow in 1801 was not the end of civil strife in Afghanistan, but the beginning of even greater violence. Mahmud Shah's first reign lasted for only two years before he was replaced by Shuja Shah. [24] Shuja Shah Durrani: 1803–1809 Yet another of Timur Shah's sons, Shuja Shah (or Shah Shuja), ruled for only six years.
Zaman Shah Durrani would take the throne after the death of Timur Shah in a succession crisis, where Mahmud Shah Durrani was confined to ruling the Realm of Herat, while Shah Shujah would work for Zaman Shah ordinated at Peshawar. Mahmud Shah would be forced to flee to Persia after Zaman Shah would invade Herat. [11] Mahmud Shah would return on ...
The Durrani Empire, [b] colloquially known as the Afghan Empire, [c] [9] or the Sadozai Kingdom, [d] [10] was an Afghan empire founded by the Durrani tribe of Pashtuns under Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1747, which spanned parts of Central Asia, the Iranian plateau, and the Indian subcontinent.
Wazirs would often change with different rulers, especially during the succession crisis amongst Timur Shah Durrani's sons. The killing of Wazir Fateh Khan by Mahmud Shah Durrani led to the collapse of the Durrani Empire. Shah Shuja Durrani would be restored in 1839 in the First Anglo-Afghan War, but he was eventually deposed and killed in 1842 ...
In 1834, Shah Shuja Durrani invaded Kandahar with the aid of the British, but was defeated. [12] The Company sent an envoy to Kabul to form an alliance with Afghanistan's Amir, Dost Mohammad Khan against Russia. [13] [14] Amidst the Afghan civil war, the Sikhs seized Peshawar from the Peshawar sardars and subjugated them.
Shah Shuja Durrani attempted to thwart Mahmud Shah's attempts, but was repelled and was forced to flee. [7] Shah Shuja would return with rebel leaders, Sher Muhammad Khan to topple Mahmud Shah and would succeed, placing himself on the throne in 1803, making Mahmud Shah's reign last just under 2 years. [8]
Shahs (kings) Saddozay dynasty of Popalzay: July 1747 to 16 October 1772: Ahmad Shah Durrani: 16 October 1772 to 18 May 1793: Timur Shah: 23 May 1793 to 1801: Zaman Shah: 25 July 1801 to July 1803: Mahmud Shah Durrani: 1st Term 13 July 1803 to 1809: Shuja Shah Durrani: 1st Term 3 May 1808 to 1808: Qaysar Shah: In rebellion 3 May 1809 to 1818 ...