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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.
The Battle of Nimla took place on 29 June 1809, due to a conflict between Mahmud Shah Durrani and Shah Shuja Durrani over the succession for the Durrani throne.The battle resulted in a victory for Mahmud Shah and allowed him to secure the throne, where he reigned from 1809 to 1818.
Mahmud Shah Durrani (1st reign) Shah Mahmud; 1769 – 18 April 1829: 25 July 1801: 13 July 1803 (deposed) Son of Timur Shah Durrani . Engaged in civil war with his ...
Kamran Mirza was a son of Mahmud Shah Durrani (r. 1801–1803, 1809–1818), and the nephew of Firuz al-Din Mirza Durrani. [2] They belonged to the Afghan Durrani dynasty, [1] established in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani after breaking away from Iranian rule. [3]
Ahmad Shah ordered that his reign be documented so that it could be used as a model for governing rulers in the future. [2] Ahmad gave the order for Muhammad Taqi Khan Shirazi, a former Afsharid official, to send a scribe with the skill to match Nadir Shah's chronicler Mirza Mahdi Astarabadi, especially his most important work, the Tarikh-i Nadiri. [2]
Mahmud Shah of Bengal (1435–1459) Mir Mahmud Hotaki, Mahmud Shah Hotak, ruler of Persia/Afghanistan from 1717 to 1725; Mahmud Shah Durrani, Ruler of Afghanistan between 1801–1803 and 1809–1818; Muhamud Muzaffar Shah (1823–1864), Sultan of Riau Sultanate; Rulers of Gujarat Sultanate. Mahmud Shah I (1458-1511), popularly known as Mahmud ...
Having dealt with Mahmud Shah Durrani for the time being, Zaman Shah returned to Punjab and resumed his campaign once again, occupying Lahore [32] in autumn of 1798, without opposition, as it was strategy of Ranjit Singh to drive them into Lahore and then lay siege to the city. [33]
Sketch of Mahmud Shah Durrani. Jonathan Lee and Dalrymple differ on the accounts of execution as well. According to Jonathan Lee, after Fateh Khan was held imprisoned for many months, he was taken to Ghazni to be held under trial by Mahmud Shah, and numerous of his enemies. Mahmud Shah promised to spare Fateh Khan's life on the demand that his ...