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Ahmad Shah

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ahmad Shah , c.1723-1773, Afghan ruler (1747-73), founder of the Durani dynasty. His success in commanding Afghan forces in India for Nadir Shah of Iran won him the rule of Afghanistan on Nadir's death (1747). He twice (1756, 1760) occupied and sacked Delhi, the capital of the Mughal empire. He conquered a vast territory, extending roughly from the Oxus to the Indus rivers and from Tibet to Khorasan, but he was unable to consolidate this empire and it soon disintegrated. He united and strengthened Afghanistan, however, and is therefore often considered its modern founder. His family retained... Read more
Ahmad Shah Durrani
...His hold on the Punjab, governed by his son Timur Shah, was weakened by rebellions at home, and he ultimately lost control of it to the Sikhs. Much of his empire disintegrated after his death. Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Durrani Read more
Muhammad Zahir Shah
Muhammad Zahir Shah Muhammad Zahir Shah (born 1914), last in the 226-year dynasty of Pashtun monarchs...rulers were dislodged from power. In December 2001 Zahir Shah gave his blessing to Hamid Karzai, a fellow Pashtun selected...interim leader for the troubled country. The son of King Nadir Shah of ... Read more

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