Afghanistan since 1747

by Barfield, Thomas

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Modern Afghanistan dates its origins to the much larger Durrānī empire founded in 1747 . Its Pashtun royal dynastic lines would rule Afghanistan until 1978. 1. Eighteenth century The Durrānī empire was founded by Aḥmad Shāh Durrānī (r. 1160–86/1747–72), a Pashtun chieftain who took control of the eastern half of Nādir Shāh Afshār’s Ṣafavid empire immediately after Nādir Shāh was assassinated, in 1160/1747. From Aḥmad Shāh’s capital in Qandahar he ruled a powerful state that included large parts…

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Modern Afghanistan dates its origins to the much larger Durrānī empire founded in 1747 . Its Pashtun royal dynastic lines would rule Afghanistan until 1978. 1. Eighteenth century The Durrānī empire was founded by Aḥmad Shāh Durrānī (r. 1160–86/1747–72), a Pashtun chieftain who took control of the eastern half of Nādir Shāh Afshār’s Ṣafavid empire immediately after Nādir Shāh was assassinated, in 1160/1747. From Aḥmad Shāh’s capital in Qandahar he ruled a powerful state that included large parts of northern India and eastern Iran, as

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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eng Islam

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Barfield, Thomas

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