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Durrani Empire: Encyclopedia II - Durrani Empire - Reign of Ahmad Shah 1747-1772

Nadir Shah's rule abruptly ended in June 1747 when he was assassinated. Some believe that Ahmad Shah had something to do with his death, but the evidence remains somewhat circumstantial. Regardless, Ahmad Shah took the opportunity to move towards the creation of a separate state in the eastern Persian Empire in what is today Afghanistan and western Pakistan. In 1747 Ahmad Shah and his Abdali horsemen joined the chiefs of the Abdali tribes and clans near Kandahar at a loya jirga to choose a leader. Despite being younger than other claimants, ...

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Afghan people - History

Afghan people - Pashtun

Afghan people - Tajik

Afghan people - Hazara

Afghan people - Uzbek

Afghan people - Turkmen

Afghan people - Baluch

Afghan people - Nuristani

Afghan people - Culture

Afghan people - Contributions to Humanity

Afghan people - Language

Afghan people - Religion

Afghan people - Symbols

Afghan people - Identity

Durrani Empire: Encyclopedia II - North-West Frontier Province Pakistan - History

North-West Frontier Province Pakistan - Ancient History. Since ancient times the NWFP region has been invaded by numerous groups including the Aryans, Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Kushans, Huns, Arabs, Turks, Mongols, Mughals, Sikhs, and the British. It has been speculated that early pre-Aryan populations in the NWFP were an Elamo-Dravidian group, but this remains unproven. Between 2000 and 1500 BCE Aryan invaders split off into an Iranian branch, represented by the Pakhtuns who dominated most of the region, and ...

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Kashmir - History

Kashmir - Modern history

Kashmir - Area and Subdivisions

Kashmir - Indian-administered Kashmir

Kashmir - Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Kashmir - Chinese-administered Kashmir

Kashmir - Demographics

Kashmir - Culture

Kashmir - Economy

Kashmir - Tourist attractions

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Durrani Empire: Encyclopedia - Afghanistan

Afghanistan (Pashtu/Dari-Persian: افغانستان, Afğānistān) is a country at the crossroads of Asia. Usually placed in Central Asia geographically, Afghanistan is also sometimes categorized within South Asia and the Middle East, as it has either cultural, ethno-linguistic, and/or geographic links with most of its neighbors. It is bordered by Iran in the west, Pakistan in the south and east, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in the north, and China to the east. It has a population of 30 million people, although this remains an estimate as ...

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Afghanistan - Origin and history of the name

Afghanistan - History

Afghanistan - Politics

Afghanistan - Subdivisions

Afghanistan - Geography

Afghanistan - Economy

Afghanistan - Economy References

Afghanistan - Demographics

Afghanistan - Constitution

Afghanistan - Culture

Afghanistan - Education

Afghanistan - Additional references

Durrani Empire: Encyclopedia - 18th century

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800 in the Gregorian calendar. European history scholars will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th century as 1715-1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution. 18th century - Events. 18th century - 1700s. 1701-1714: War of the Spanish Succession 1703: Saint Petersb ...

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18th century - Events

18th century - Significant people

18th century - Inventions discoveries introductions

18th century - Decades and years

Durrani Empire: Encyclopedia - Emperor

An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the feminine form and can either be the wife of an emperor or a woman being an imperial monarch herself. Emperors are generally recognised to be above kings in honour and rank. Emperor Akihito of Japan is the world's only reigning emperor. the last imperial monarch in europe was the King-Emperor George VI who ruled as Emperor of India Emperor - Distinction between Emperor and other types of ...

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Emperor - Distinction between Emperor and other types of monarch

Emperor - Imperium maius

Emperor - Historical development

Emperor - Europe

Emperor - The Americas

Emperor - Africa

Emperor - Asia

Emperor - Persian tradition

Emperor - Pre-Columbian American traditions

Emperor - Other traditions

Emperor - Lists of emperors

Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires

Emperor - Emperors of short-lived 'empires'

Emperor - Self-proclaimed emperors

Emperor - Fictional emperors

Emperor - Notes

Emperor - Trivia

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Durrani Empire: Encyclopedia - Ahmad Shah

Ahmad Shah (احمد شاہ) (1724–1773), founder of the Durrani dynasty in Afghanistan, was the son of Zaman-Khan, hereditary chief of the Abdali tribe. The name 'Durrani' or 'Durr-i-Durran' means the 'pearl of pearls' in Persian and was given to the Abdali tribe in 1747 when Ahmad Shah Abdali united the Pashtun tribes following a loya jirga and changed his own name to Ahmad Shah Durrani when he became the king of Afghanistan and founded the Durrani Empire. Ahmad Shah and his sons were the first Pashtun rulers of Afghanistan ...

Durrani Empire: Encyclopedia II - North-West Frontier Province Pakistan - Demographics and society

The NWFP has an estimated population of roughly 21 million that does not include more than 5 million Afghan refugees and their descendents in the province.[2] The major language spoken in the NWFP is Pashto, and most of its residents are Pashtuns, especially in the lowlands and the southern areas of the NWFP. The main local tribes include the Marwat Afridi, Orakzai, Bangash, Khattak, Mahsud, Mohmand, Wazir, and Yusufzai and many other smaller tribes. While in the lower northern part of the NWFP, the dominatin ...

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