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| − | [[File:Ahmad Shah Baba,Durani.jpeg|thumb|right|Ahmad Shah Durrani, founder of the modern state of Afghanistan in 1747.]] | + | {{Infobox royalty |
| − | | + | |name = Ahmad Shah Durrani |
| | + | |title = [[Shah]]<br/>''Durr-i-Durrani'' ("pearl of pearls") |
| | + | |image = Portrait miniature of Ahmad Shah Durrani.jpg |
| | + | |image_size = 200px |
| | + | |reign = 1747–1772 |
| | + | |coronation = October 1747 |
| | + | |predecessor = [[Hussain Hotak]] |
| | + | |successor = [[Timur Shah Durrani]] |
| | + | |house = [[Durrani]] |
| | + | |house-type = Dynasty |
| | + | |father = Muhammad Zaman Khan Abdali |
| | + | |mother = Zarghuna Alakozai |
| | + | |birth_date = c. 1722 |
| | + | |birth_place = [[Herat]], [[Afghanistan]] |
| | + | |death_date = {{Death date|1772|10|16|df=yes}} |
| | + | |death_place = [[Kandahar Province]], Afghanistan |
| | + | |burial_place = [[Kandahar]], Afghanistan<br>{{coord|31|37|10|N|65|42|25|E|display=inline,title}} |
| | + | |religion = Sunni Islam |
| | + | |spouse = Hazrat Begum |
| | + | | full name = Ahmad Shah Abdali Dur-e-Durran}} |
| | '''Ahmad Shah Durrani''' (c.1723-1773) ([[Pashto]]: احمد شاه دراني), also known as '''Ahmad Shah Abdali''' (Pashto: احمد شاه ابدالي) and born as '''Ahmad Khan''', was the founder of the [[Durrani Empire]] in [[1747]]. | | '''Ahmad Shah Durrani''' (c.1723-1773) ([[Pashto]]: احمد شاه دراني), also known as '''Ahmad Shah Abdali''' (Pashto: احمد شاه ابدالي) and born as '''Ahmad Khan''', was the founder of the [[Durrani Empire]] in [[1747]]. |
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| − | [[Category:Afghan monarchs]] | + | [[Category:Monarchs of Afghanistan]] |
| | [[Category:Pashtun people]] | | [[Category:Pashtun people]] |
| | [[Category:1720s births]] | | [[Category:1720s births]] |