Ahmad Shah Durrani

Ahmad Shah Durrani (c.1723-1773) (Pashto: احمد شاه دراني), also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali (Pashto: احمد شاه ابدالي) and born as Ahmed Khan, was the founder of the Durrani Empire in 1747. 

He united the different Afghan tribes and conquered what is now Afghanistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and The Punjab in north western India. He is recognized as the Founding Father of the modern state of Afghanistan.  

Ahmad Shah Durrani is credited with the formation of a "Proto-Afghanistan", which was initially based primarily on Pashtun tribal authority through a conquest state based on tribute exaction (plunder and the redistribution of said loot). Power over Pashtun tribes was negotiated through benefits like these. Durrani had a cavalry of roughly 6,000 core soldiers who had free land and titles.  

His mausoleum is located in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, adjacent to the mosque where Muhammad the Prophet's sacred cloak is kept as memorabilia. It is not worshiped.

Category:Monarchs of Afghanistan
Category:Pashtun people
Category:1720s births
Category:1773 deaths
Category:Emperors and empresses
Category:Afghan Muslims
Ahmad Shah Abdali had 8 sons 
1, Prince Sulaiman,
2 Amir Taimur Shah,
3 Prince Shahab,
4 Prince Sanger,
5 Prince Yazdan Baksh,
6 Prince Sikandar,
7, Prince Daraab,
8 Prince Pervaiz .

Government:
Ahmad Shah Abdali 1747 to 1772
Timur Shah 1772 to 1793
Zaman Shah 1793 to 1801
Mahmoud Shah 1801 to 1803 and 1809 to 1818
Shah Shuja 1803 to 1809 
Ali Shah 1818 to 1819
Ayub Shah in 1819 to 1823.
Amir Ayub Shah deposed and killed his brother Ali Shah Durrani from the throne and ascended the throne himself. 
His Son Sardar Allah Yar was transferred/Shifted to North of Afghanistan now known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Province of Pakistan and with it, the battles for the throne between the grandsons of Ahmad Shah Abdali or Durrani deprived the Durrani family of the throne and crown of Afghanistan.