Durrani dynasty

Durrani Dynasty
سلسله درانیان
Parent houseDurrani Tribe
Place of originDurrani Empire
FoundedJuly 1747
FounderAhmad Shah Durrani
Final rulerFath Jang
TitlesPadishah
Sultan
Connected familiesBaburid Dynasty (Family In "Laws")
TraditionsSunni Islam
Estate(s)Afghanistan
Dissolution28 April 1856
Durrani
Total population
10 million
Regions with significant populations
Afghanistan
Languages
Persian, Pashto, Balochi
Religion
Predominantly Sunni Islam

The Durrani dynasty (Persian: سلسله درانیان; Pashto: د درانيانو کورنۍ) was founded in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani at Kandahar, Afghanistan. He united the different Pashtun tribes and created the Durrani Empire.[2] which at its peak included the modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, as well as some parts of northeastern Iran, eastern Turkmenistan, and northwestern India including the Kashmir Valley.[3]

The Durranis were replaced by the Barakzai dynasty during the early half of the 19th century.

Ahmad Shah and his descendants were from the Sadozai subclan of Popalzai line of the Durranis (formerly known as Abdalis), making them the second Pashtun rulers of Kandahar after the Hotak dynasty.[4] The Durranis were notable in the second half of the 18th century mainly due to the leadership of Ahmad Shah Durrani.[5]

  1. ^ Encyclopædia BritannicaShah Shoja
  2. ^ Jonathan L. Lee "Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present", pp. 124, 132, 134.
  3. ^ Snedden, Christopher (2015). Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris. Oxford University Press. pp. 43, 44. ISBN 978-1-84904-342-7.
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