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Mahmud Shah Durrani was the half-brother of his predecessor, Zaman Shah. On July 25, 1801, Zaman Shah was deposed, and Mahmud Shah ascended to ruler-ship. He had a chequered career, being deposed in 1803, restored in 1809, and finally deposed again in 1818.
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 Pashtuns. He became the fifth King of the Durrani Empire. [1]
Abbas Mirza was placed on the throne of the Durrani empire in 1810 while Shah Mahmood was campaigning in Kashmir, Shah Mahmud had returned and deposed Abbas Mirza after a skirmish at the capital of Kabul. [29] Ali Shah Durrani: 1818–1819 Ali Shah was another son of Timur Shah. He seized power for a brief period in 1818–19. [30] Ayub Shah ...
Ahmad Shah Durrani accused Sultan Shah of having caused the Afaqi brothers to die. [ 243 ] Durrani dispatched troops to Kokand after rumours that the Qing dynasty planned to launch an expedition to Samarkand, but the alleged expedition never happened and Ahmad Shah subsequently withdrew his forces when his attempt at an anti-Qing alliance among ...
Khanzada Sadozai, wife of Mirwais Hotak; Shahbanu Alamiyan Govhar Sultan Safavi, consort of Mahmud Hotak; Shazadi Gauhar Afruz Begum, wife of Timur Shah Durrani; spouses of Shah Shujah Durrani:
In 1793, Timur Shah Durrani died and Mahmud Shah took control of Herat, making the town and the surrounding region independent. [6] In 1801, the principality was revived by Firuz al-Din Mirza. Herat was prosperous under his reign in spite of multiple invasions by Qajar Iran . [ 5 ]
Mahmud's second reign lasted 9 years, where he had further attempted to consolidate power, but was deposed by his brother in 1818, Mahmud's reign was also disputed in 1810, while he was campaigning, another one of Timur Shah Durrani's sons had seized the throne, but was defeated by Shah Mahmud in 1810.
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 ...