Mahmud Shah Durrani

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Mahmud Shah Durrani was an 18th–19th century Afghan monarch of the Durrani dynasty who ruled parts of present-day Afghanistan during a period of internal strife and regional power struggles.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Durrani dynasty ruler
King of Afghanistan
monarch
birthPlace Durrani Empire
Kandahar
centuryOfActivity 18th century
19th century
conflict power struggles within the Durrani dynasty
rivalry with Ali Shah Durrani
rivalry with Shuja Shah Durrani
country Durrani Empire
deathPlace Durrani Empire
Herat
dynasty Durrani dynasty
ethnicGroup Pashtun
father Timur Shah Durrani
givenName Mahmud
historicalPeriod decline of the Durrani Empire
post-Ahmad Shah Durrani era
house Sadozai
languageOfCourt Pashto
Persian
notableFor conflicts with rival Durrani claimants
loss of central authority in Afghanistan
ruling during internal strife in the Durrani Empire
occupation ruler
positionHeld Emir of Afghanistan
Shah of Afghanistan
predecessor Zaman Shah Durrani
region Central Asia
South Asia
regnalName Mahmud Shah Durrani
reignEnd 1803
1818
reignStart 1801
1809
relative Ahmad Shah Durrani
religion Islam
successor Ali Shah Durrani
Shuja Shah Durrani
territoryRuled Herat region
parts of present-day Afghanistan
title Padshah
Shah


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