Durrani Empire
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The Durrani Empire, colloquially known as the Kingdom of Afghanistan, the Afghan Empire, or the Sadozai Kingdom, was an Afghan empire founded in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani, of the Pashtun Durrani trib
Portrait of Ahmad Shah Durrani, c. 1757
Delegates from Badakhshan in Peking, 1761
Ahmad Shah Durrani and his coalition decisively defeat the Maratha Confederacy, during the Third Battle of Panipat and restored the Mughal Empire to Shah Alam II.
Muslim man from Afghanistan (愛烏罕回人). Huang Qing Zhigong Tu, 1769
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
Durrani Empire
…Durrani Empire, colloquially known as the Kingdom of Afghanistan, the Afghan Empire, or the Sadozai Kingdom, was an Afghan empire founded in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani, of the Pashtun Durrani tribe. The empire spanned parts of Central Asia, the Iranian plateau, and the Indian subcontinent. At its peak, it ruled over…
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.