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2 days ago · The Afghans numbered around 25,000–30,000 and were led by Timur Shah, the son of Ahmad Shah Durrani. [ 122 ] During the confederacy era, Mahadaji Shinde resurrected the Maratha domination over much of Northern India which was lost after the Third Battle of Panipat.
5 days ago · This, however, risks confusion with the Qizilbash, urban Shi’a Persian-speaking descendants of Ahmad Shah Durrani’s Turkic cavalry in the eighteenth century. See also Schetter (2003) Ethnizität und ethnische Konflikte in Afghanistan pp. 334, 335.
2 days ago · In 1757, the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Durrani, also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali, attacked Amritsar and desecrated the Golden Temple. [45] He had waste poured into the pool along with entrails of slaughtered cows, before departing for Afghanistan.
2 days ago · The Afghan conqueror, Ahmad Shah Durrani (also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali), born in the city of Multan (Punjab) made Punjab a part of his Durrani Empire which lasted until 1762. Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empires; Punjab province
2 days ago · Nadir Shah’s successor, Ahmad Shah Durrani, established a reasonably settled government in the Peshawar Valley, but with the advent of Timur Shah Durrani, anarchy returned to the valley.
3 days ago · The century witnessed the rule of the three greatest Mughal emperors: Jahāngīr (ruled 1605–27), Shah Jahān (1628–58), and Aurangzeb (1658–1707). The reigns of Jahāngīr and Shah Jahān are noted for political stability, brisk economic activity, excellence in painting, and magnificent architecture.
2 days ago · In 1747, Peshawar was taken by Ahmad Shah Durrani, founder of the Afghan Durrani Empire. [80] Under the reign of his son Timur Shah, the Mughal practice of using Kabul as a summer capital and Peshawar as a winter capital was reintroduced, [33][81] with the practice maintained until the Sikh invasion. [82]
