Durr-i-Durrān

E359348

Durr-i-Durrān is an honorific title meaning "Pearl of Pearls" used for Ahmad Shah Durrani, the 18th-century founder of the Durrani Empire and modern Afghanistan.

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Label Occurrences
Durr-i-Durran 1
Durr-i-Durrān canonical 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
honorific title
appliedTo founder of modern Afghanistan
founder of the Durrani Empire
associatedWith Barakzai dynasty
surface form: Afghan monarchy

Ahmad Shah Durrani
Durrani Empire
category Islamic-era honorific
royal title
componentOfName full titulature of Ahmad Shah Durrani
connotation excellence
royal prestige
etymologicallyDerivedFrom Persian word "durr" meaning "pearl"
grammaticalForm Persian izafet construction
honorificFor Ahmad Shah Durrani
honorificType laudatory epithet
languageOfOrigin Persian
linkedDynasty Durrani
surface form: Durrani dynasty
meaning Pearl of Pearls
script Perso-Arabic script
superlativeSense greatest among pearls
timePeriodOfUse 18th century CE
19th century CE
usedBy subjects of Ahmad Shah Durrani
usedFor Ahmad Shah Durrani
usedIn 18th century
usedInContext court poetry
historical chronicles
royal correspondence
usedInRegion Afghanistan
Persianate world

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Subject: Durr-i-Durrān
Description of subject: Durr-i-Durrān is an honorific title meaning "Pearl of Pearls" used for Ahmad Shah Durrani, the 18th-century founder of the Durrani Empire and modern Afghanistan.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ahmad Shah Durrani alternativeName Durr-i-Durrān
Ahmad Shah Abdali hasTitle Durr-i-Durrān
this entity surface form: Durr-i-Durran