Shuja Shah Durrani
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Shuja Shah Durrani was an early 19th-century Afghan monarch of the Durrani dynasty who twice ruled Afghanistan amid intense internal power struggles and foreign intervention.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shah Shuja | 4 |
| Emir of the Afghans | 1 |
| Shah Shuja Durrani | 1 |
| Shah of Afghanistan | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Afghanistan
ⓘ
member of the Durrani dynasty ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alliedWith | British Empire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1785 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kabul ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Kabul ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Durrani
ⓘ
surface form:
Durrani dynasty
|
| ethnicGroup |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun
|
| exileLocation | Ludhiana ⓘ |
| familyName | Durrani ⓘ |
| father | Timur Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| firstReignEnd | 1809 ⓘ |
| firstReignStart | 1803 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Shuja Shah Durrani
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Shah Shuja Durrani
|
| givenName | Shuja ⓘ |
| grandfather | Ahmad Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| house | Sadozai ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a British-backed ruler
ⓘ
twice ruling Afghanistan ⓘ |
| monarchNumber | fifth Durrani ruler of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
assassinated in 1842
ⓘ
deposed in 1809 ⓘ restored to throne by the British in 1839 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Barakzai dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Barakzai chiefs
Dost Mohammad Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kandahar ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kabul ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Emir of Afghanistan
ⓘ
Shuja Shah Durrani self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Shah of Afghanistan
|
| predecessor | Mahmud Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| reignContext |
era of growing British and Sikh influence in the region
ⓘ
period of internal Afghan power struggles ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| secondReignEnd | 1842 ⓘ |
| secondReignStart | 1839 ⓘ |
| soughtSupportFrom | British East India Company ⓘ |
| spouse |
Gulrukh Begum
ⓘ
Wafa Begum ⓘ |
| style | Shah Shuja al-Mulk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Dost Mohammad Khan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahmud Shah Durrani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shah Shuja
this entity surface form:
Shah Shuja
this entity surface form:
Shah Shuja Durrani
this entity surface form:
Shah of Afghanistan
this entity surface form:
Emir of the Afghans