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Ahmad Shah Durrani

1722 - 1772

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Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (Pashto: احمد شاه دراني; Persian: احمد شاه درانی; c. 1720–1722 – 4 June 1772), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (Pashto: احمد شاه ابدالي), was the first ruler and founder of the Durrani Empire. He is often regarded as the founder of modern Afghanistan. As Shah, he relentlessly led military campaigns for over 25 years across West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia, creating one of the largest Islamic empires in the world, encompassing Afghanistan, much of Pakistan, Iranian Khorasan, and parts of Northern India. Born between 1720 and 1722, Ahmad Shah's early life saw him accompany Nader Shah in his campaigns until Nader's assassination in 1747, resulting in the division of the Afsharid Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmad Shah Durrani is the 630th most popular politician (up from 2,920th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 25th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Afghan Politician.

Ahmad Shah Durrani is most famous for founding the Durrani Empire in 1747.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahmad Shah Durrani ranks 630 out of 19,576. Before him are Moshe Dayan, Taejo of Joseon, Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Louis the German, Merneptah, and Albert II of Belgium. After him are Richard II of England, Malik-Shah I, Licinius, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1722, Ahmad Shah Durrani ranks 1. After him are Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony, Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Gregory Skovoroda, Georg Benda, Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, Jazzar Pasha, Paisius of Hilendar, Samuel Adams, Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Leopold Auenbrugger, and Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz. Among people deceased in 1772, Ahmad Shah Durrani ranks 1. After him are Emanuel Swedenborg, Johann Friedrich Struensee, Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Louis-Claude Daquin, Ernst Johann von Biron, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Gottfried Achenwall, Gerard van Swieten, Princess Mary of Great Britain, Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, and Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Durrani ranks 6 out of 177. Before him are Rumi (1207), Al-Farabi (872), Mahmud of Ghazni (971), Ashraf Ghani (1949), and Roxana (-347). After him are Abbas the Great (1571), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Hamid Karzai (1957), Amanullah Khan (1892), Hasan Akhund (1945), and Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan

Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Durrani ranks 3. Before him are Mahmud of Ghazni (971), and Ashraf Ghani (1949). After him are Abbas the Great (1571), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), Hamid Karzai (1957), Amanullah Khan (1892), Hasan Akhund (1945), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), Mohammad Najibullah (1947), and Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953).

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