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Ahmad Shah Durrani, who is considered the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan, belonged to the Abdali tribe. In 1747 after establishing the Durrani Empire based in Kandahar, he adopted the epithet Shāh Durr-i-Durrān, "King, Pearl of Pearls," and changed the name of his Tareen Abdali tribe to "Durrani" after himself. [1] [2]
Zaman Shah Durrani, (c. 1770 – 1844) was ruler of the Durrani Empire from 1793 until 1800. He was the grandson of Ahmad Shah Durrani and the fifth son of Timur Shah Durrani. An ethnic Pashtun like the rest of his family and Durrani rulers, Zaman Shah became the third King of Afghanistan.
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.
Durrani was born in Pringabad, Mastung District, Balochistan.He was a native speaker of Dehwari.. He had a PhD Degree in Physics, and has served in various positions as President Peoples Students Federation, Kalat Division (1974–1976), President Peoples Students Federation Balochistan (1977–1984), Hon. Lecturer (Physics Dept) University of Baluchistan (1981–1988), Hon. Principal ...
Mohammadzai (Pashto: محمدزی), also spelled Moḥammadzay (meaning "descendants of Mohammad"), is a Pashtun sub-tribe or clan of the Barakzai which is part of the Durrani confederacy of tribes. [1] [2] They are primarily centered on Kandahar, Kabul and Ghazni in Afghanistan as well as in the city of Charsadda in neighbouring Pakistan. [1]
Ali Shah Durrani (Persian: علی شاه درانی) also known as Ali Shah Abdali, was ruler of the Durrani Empire from 1818 to 1819. He was the son of Timur Shah Durrani, an Afghan from the Pashtun ethnic group [1] and the penultimate Durrani Emperor. He was strangled by his brother Shah Isma'il in 1818 or 1819. [2]
Ahmad Shah Durrani (r. 1722–1772), founder of the Durrani dynasty and the Afghan Empire; Ahmad Shah I Wali (r. 1422–1436), ninth Sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate; Alau'd-din Ahmad Shah (r. 1436–1458), tenth Sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate; Ahmad Shah Bahadur (r. 1748–1775), a Mughal emperor of northern India
The Durrani ruler Ahmad Shah occupied Lahore in 1748. [51] Following Ahmed Shah Durrani's quick retreat, the Mughals entrusted Lahore to Mu’īn al-Mulk Mir Mannu. [51] Ahmad Shah again invaded in 1751, forcing Mir Mannu into signing a treaty that nominally subjected Lahore to Durrani rule. [51] Lahore was third time conquered by Ahmad Shah in ...