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  1. Ahmad Shāh Durrānī ( Pashto: احمد شاه دراني; Persian: احمد شاه درانی ), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī ( Pashto: احمد شاه ابدالي ), was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is often regarded as the founder of modern Afghanistan.

  2. Ahmad Shah Durrani, founder of the state of Afghanistan and ruler of an empire that extended form the Amu Darya (ancient Oxus River) to the Indian Ocean and from Khorasan into Kashmir, the Punjab, and Sindh.

  3. Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (c. 1723 - 1773) (Pashto/Persian: احمد خان درانی ), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (Pashto/Persian: احمد خان ابدالی) and born as Ahmad Kh ān Abdālī, was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is regarded by many to be the founder of modern Afghanistan. [2] The Pashtuns of Afghanistan often ...

  4. Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of the Durrani Empire, invaded Indian subcontinent for eight times between 1748 and 1767, following the collapse of Mughal Empire in the mid-18th century. His objectives were met through the raids (taking the wealth and destroying sacred places belonging to the Indians) and deepened the political crisis in India.

  5. Feb 8, 2023 · Aḥmad Shah Durrani, also known as Aḥmad Shah Abdali, was the 1st Emir of the Durrani Empire from 1747 to 1772. He united the Afghan tribes and laid the foundation of modern-day Afghanistan. His vast empire stretched from the Amu Darya to the Indian Ocean and from Khorasan to Kashmir and Punjab.

  6. Jul 17, 2024 · Treasury official and commander of Afghan cavalry force under Iranian monarch Nadir Shah. Upon Nadir Shah's murder, launched an ambitious military campaign, ultimately dominating most of the territories of the former Mughal, Safavid, and Shaybanid dynasties.

  7. Ahmad Shah Abdali, later known as Ahmad Shah Durrani, was the founder of modern Afghanistan. Before being elected king in 1747, Abdali was a cavalry general under the Persian emperor Nadir Shah. During his reign, he built a vast empire that extended from eastern Persia to northern India, and from the Amu Darya to the Indian Ocean.

  8. Ahmad Shah Durrani, the man unanimously known by Afghans as ‘Baba’ or ‘Father’, single-handedly creating the modern nation-state of Afghanistan. Over the cou...

  9. May 28, 2009 · AHMAD SHAH DURRANI (1722-1772), aka Ahmed Shah Abdali the first of the Saddozai rulers of Afghanistan and founder of the Durrani empire, belonged to the Saddozai section of the Popalzai clan of the Abdali tribe of Afghans.

  10. The Durrani Campaign to Khorasan took place in 1754 and 1755.Ahmad Shah Durrani launched the campaign to avenge his defeat in the first campaign of Khorasan. Ahmad Shah intended to advance on Mashhad and then Nishapur to bring the cities to submission.. The campaign began in the summer of 1754, with Afghan forces defeating the governor of Tabas's army and raiding the countryside while forcing cities into submission.