Durr-i-Durrān

E359348

epithet honorific title

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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All labels observed (2)

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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Input

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