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Thus, upon his return to Kandahar in 1757, Durrani chose to return to India and confront the Maratha forces to regain northwestern part of the subcontinent. In 1761, Durrani set out on his campaign to win back lost territories. The early skirmishes ended in victory for the Afghans against the Maratha garrisons in northwest India.
The Durrani Empire, [b] or the Afghan Empire, [c] [9] also known as 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.
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.
Aug 5, 2024 · 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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The Durrani Empire (known as the Afghan Empire [1] [2]) was established in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani at Kandahar, Afghanistan. [3] It included the land that is now called Afghanistan, Pakistan , eastern Iran and western India .
1833–1834 expedition of Shah Shujah Durrani. Beginning in January 1833, Shah Shujah Durrani, the deposed Afghan emperor, led an expedition to re-claim his throne. Raising a force while in exile in the Sikh Empire, he marched through Sindh to Kandahar, besieging it from 10 May 1834 until 1 July 1834. [10] Shah Shujah would be defeated by the ...
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The most important historical monument in Kandahar is the mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani, in which his epitaph is written: The King of high rank, Ahmad Shah Durrani, Was equal to Kisra in managing the affairs of his government.
