The Durrani Empire, colloquially known as the Afghan Empire, or the Sadozai Kingdom, was an Afghan empire founded by the Durrani tribe of Pashtuns under...
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The Durrānī (Pashto: دراني, pronounced [durɑˈni]1), formerly known as Abdālī (ابدالي), are one of the largest tribes of Pashtuns. Their traditional homeland...
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Third Battle of Panipat (redirect from Maratha Durrani war)
January 1761 between the Maratha Confederacy and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place in and around the city of Panipat, approximately...
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Tehmina Durrani (Urdu: تہمینہ درانی; born 18 February 1953) is a Pakistani author known for her bestselling book My Feudal Lord, an artist, and a women's...
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Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (Pashto: احمد شاه دراني; Persian: احمد شاه درانی), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (Pashto: احمد شاه ابدالي), was the first ruler and...
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Mahmud Shah Durrani (Pashto/Persian: محمود شاہ درانی) ; 1769 – 18 April 1829) was born prince and later ruler of the Durrani Empire (Afghanistan) between...
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Dilras Banu Begum (redirect from Rabia Durrani)
sixth Mughal emperor. She is also known by her posthumous title, Rabia-ud-Durrani ("Rabia of the Age"). The Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad, which bears a...
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Timur Shah Durrani (Pashto: تېمور شاه دراني; Persian: تیمور شاہ درانی;), also known as Timur Shah Abdali or Taimur Shah Abdali (December 1746 – 20 May...
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Zaman Shah Durrani, or Zaman Shah Abdali (Persian: زمان شاہ درانی; 1767 – 1844) was the third King of the Durrani Empire from 1793 until 1801. An ethnic...
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The Durrani dynasty (Persian: سلسله درانیان; Pashto: د درانيانو کورنۍ) was founded in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani at Kandahar, Afghanistan. He united the...
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Ali Shah Durrani (Persian: علی شاه درانی) also known as Ali Shah Abdali, was ruler of the Durrani Empire from 1818 to 1819. He was the son of Timur Shah...
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Iqbal Durrani is an Indian writer, director, actor and producer of Hindi films. He wrote "Gandhi Se Pehle Gandhi" on the life of revolutionary tribal...
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Shah Shujah Durrani (Pashto/Persian: شاه شجاع درانی ; November 1785 – 5 April 1842) was ruler of the Durrani Empire from 1803 to 1809. He then ruled from...
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include: Ahmad Shah Durrani, founder of the Durrani Empire, which he ruled from 1747 to 1772 Mahmud Shah Durrani, ruled the Durrani Empire from 1801 to...
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200miles 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Ahmad Shah Durrani (also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali), the founder of the Durrani Empire, invaded Indian subcontinent a total...
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Alamgir II (section Alliance with the Durrani Empire)
powers vested in the hand of his vizier, Imad-ul-Mulk. In 1756, Ahmad Shah Durrani invaded India once again and captured Delhi and plundered Mathura. While...
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Zain Khan Durrani is an Indian actor and poet, known for Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy, Bell Bottom, and Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz. Durrani was born in the Bagh...
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Shakirullah Khan Durrani (also known as "Shakir K. Durrani.", and also transliterated as "Shakir'ullah"; Urdu: شاکر اللہ درانی; 3 March 1928 – 20 November...
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Aftab Akbar Durrani is a BPS-22 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service. He is currently serving as the Secretary Interior. His appointment as...
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Shiraz Durrani MBE is a British-Kenyan library science professional noted for his writings on the social and political dimensions of information and librarianship...
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Ayesha Durrani, also known as Aisha-i-Durani and Aisha Durrani (18th-century) was an Afghan poet, one of the wives of Timur Shah Durrani of the Durrani Empire...
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Afghanistan (section Durrani Empire)
Zaman Shah Durrani succeeded to the Durrani Throne following the death of his father, Timur Shah Durrani. His brothers Mahmud Shah Durrani and Humayun...
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Ejaz Durrani (18 April 1935 – 1 March 2021), known mononymously as Ejaz, was a Pakistani film actor, director and producer active from 1956 to 1984. He...
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Ayub Shah Durrani (Persian/Pashto: ایوب شاه درانی), also known as Ayub Shah Abdali, son of Timur Shah Durrani, ruled Afghanistan from 1819 to 1823. He...
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over. After his initial invasions of India, Ahmed Shah Durrani appointed his son Timur Shah Durrani as the governor of Punjab and Kashmir. Balaji Rao then...
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Asad Ahmed Durrani (Urdu: اسد أحمد درانی; born 7 February 1941) is a retired 3-star rank general in the Pakistan Army and presently a commentator, speaker...
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Rakhi Sawant (also known as Fatima Durrani; born Neeru Bheda; 25 November 1978) is an Indian dancer, model, actress and television talk show host, who...
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Nasir Khan Durrani (17 March 1957 – 19 April 2021) was a Pakistani police officer belonging to the 10th CTP who served in BPS-22 grade. Durrani was highly...
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1760, news reached the prime minister Nanasaheb Peshwa that Ahmad Shah Durrani better known as Ahmad Shah Abdālī had invaded and captured the Punjab region...
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eventually replaced by the Durrani Afghan Empire, founded by Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1747. After the collapse of the Durrani Empire in 1823, the Barakzai...
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