Ahmad Shah Durrani
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Ahmad Shah Durrani was the 18th-century Afghan military leader and founder of the modern state of Afghanistan, who established a vast empire in South and Central Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahmad Shah Durrani canonical | 39 |
| Shah of Afghanistan | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founder of state
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ military leader ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ahmad Shah Abdali
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahmad Khan Abdali
Ahmad Shah Abdali ⓘ Durr-i-Durrān ⓘ Pearl of Pearls ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Herat ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1722 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kandahar ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedAt | Kandahar ⓘ |
| child | Timur Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Ahmad Shah Durrani mausoleum in Kandahar
ⓘ
statues and monuments in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 16 October 1772 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Kandahar Province ⓘ
surface form:
Kandahar region
Maruf ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Durrani Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Durrani dynasty
|
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun
|
| founded |
Durrani Empire
ⓘ
modern state of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| fullName | Ahmad Shah Durrani self-link ⓘ |
| house | Sadozai ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigns in India
ⓘ
defeating the Maratha Empire at Panipat ⓘ expansion into South Asia ⓘ founding modern Afghanistan ⓘ founding the Durrani Empire ⓘ |
| language |
Pashto language
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
Persian ⓘ |
| legacy | considered founder of the Afghan nation ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| nationality | Afghan ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Third Battle of Panipat ⓘ |
| notableBattleYear | 1761 ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Nader Shah
ⓘ
surface form:
Nader Shah Afshar
|
| region |
Central Asia
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1772 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1747 ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Nader Shah
ⓘ
surface form:
Nader Shah Afshar
|
| spouse | Hazrat Begum ⓘ |
| successor | Timur Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
surface form:
Kashmir
Khorasan ⓘ Punjab ⓘ Sindh ⓘ parts of Central Asia ⓘ parts of Iran ⓘ parts of northern India ⓘ |
| title |
Shuja Shah Durrani
ⓘ
surface form:
Emir of the Afghans
Padishah ⓘ Ahmad Shah Durrani self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Shah of Afghanistan
|
| tribe |
Ahmad Shah Abdali
ⓘ
surface form:
Abdali
|
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shah of Afghanistan