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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 the modern Afghanistan.
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.
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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.
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 ...
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.
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May 5, 2020 · Ahmad Shah Durrani, the man unanimously known by Afghans as ‘Baba’ or ‘Father’, single-handedly creating the modern nation-state of Afghanistan. Over the course of his 25 year reign, he...
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Ahmad Shāh Durrānī, also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī, was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is often regarded as the founder of the modern Afghanistan. In June 1747, he was appointed as King of the Afghans by a loya jirga in Kandahar, where he set up his capital.
