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  2. 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. [10][11][12] In June 1747, he was appointed as King of the Afghans by a loya jirga in Kandahar, where he set up his capi...

  3. 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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  4. 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.

  5. 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 Khān Abdālī, was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is regarded by many to be the founder of modern Afghanistan.

  6. 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.