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Bookmark or Share- Ahmad Shah Durrani | History, Empire, & AccomplishmentsAhmad 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.
- Durrani Dynasty | Encyclopedia.comRulers of Afghanistan. The Durrani dynasty (1747 – 1842) was founded in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 1747, when a group of Pakhtun (Pushtun) elders elected Ahmad Durrani to lead them. Members of the house of Ahmad Shah ruled over the empire he created until its collapse in 1818.
- The Rise and Fall of the Durrani Empire: A Tale of Pashtun Unity and ...The Durrani Empire, also known as the Afghan Empire, was a state established by Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1747 that encompassed parts of present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and India. The empire lasted until 1826, when it was dissolved following the death of its last ruler, Dost Mohammad Khan.
- Durrani - WikipediaThe Durrānī ( Pashto: دراني, pronounced [durɑˈni] 1 ), formerly known as Abdālī ( ابدالي ), are one of the largest tribes of Pashtuns.
- Durrani Empire - WikipediaThe Durrani military was based on cavalry armed with flintlocks who performed hit-and-run attacks, combining new technology in firearms with Turco-Mongol tactics. The core of the Durrani army were the 10,000 sher-bacha (blunderbuss)-carrying mounted ghulams (slave-soldiers) of which a third were previously Shia soldiers of Nader Shah. Many ...
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