Ahmad Shah Durrani
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Ahmad Shah Durrani was the first ruler and founder of the Durrani Empire. He is often regarded as the founder of modern Afghanistan. As Shah, he relentlessly led military campaigns for over 25 years a
Mughal miniature of Ahmad Shah Durrani, c. 1757
Legendary coronation of Ahmad Shah Durrani by Abdali chiefs at Kandahar in 1747
Portrait of Nader Shah, who Ahmad Shah often envisioned himself as the successor of
Depiction of Mahmud of Ghazni. Ahmad Shah is typically compared with him, with Mahmud himself having launched over 17 invasions of India.
Nader Shah
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Nader Shah Afshar was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as the emperor of Iran from 1736 to 1747, when he was assassinated duri
Ahmad Shah Durrani
…world, encompassing Afghanistan, much of Pakistan, Iranian Khorasan, and parts of Northern India. Born between 1720 and 1722, Ahmad Shah accompanied Nader Shah in his campaigns until Nader's assassination in 1747, resulting in the division of the Afsharid Empire. Ahmad Shah took advantage and was crowned near…
Statue of Nader Shah at his tomb
Court scene with Tahmasp II in the centre, and Nader to his left. From an illustrated Indian copy of the Jahangosha-ye Naderi, dated 1757/58.
Nader Shah and two of his sons