Mahmud Shah Durrani

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Mahmud Shah Durrani († 1829 ) was a Pashtun king who ruled over the Durrani Empire in what is now Afghanistan from 1801 to 1803 and again from 1809 to 1818 .

Mahmud Shah was the son of Timur Shah and half-brother of his predecessor, Zaman Shah . On July 25, 1801, Zaman Shah was deposed and Mahmud Shah as his successor. He had an eventful career: in 1803 he was deposed and one of his half-brothers, Shah Shuja , succeeded him in office. In 1809 Mahmud Shah replaced him again. His reign ended in 1818, he died in 1829.

literature

  • Jules Stewart: On Afghanistan's Plains. The Story of Britain's Afghan Wars . IB Tauris, London / New York 2011. ISBN 978-1-84885-717-9 .
personal data
SURNAME Durrani, Mahmud Shah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Afghan ruler
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century
DATE OF DEATH 1829