Timur Shah Durrani
Timur Shah Durrani (* 1748 in Maschhad , Khorasan ; † May 18, 1793 in Kabul ) was the second son of Ahmad Shah Durrani and the second king of the Pashtun Durrani dynasty, which briefly ruled the second largest Islamic empire of the time. Today's Afghanistan emerged from the empire . The name Afghanistan was first given in 1801. On October 16, 1772, Timur succeeded his father on the throne. He was reluctantly accepted by the clan leaders . His rule lasted until his death and was marked by civil wars. The capital was moved from Kandahar to Kabul.
Timur Shah quickly came to power over the country. He married a daughter of the Mughal Emperor Alamgir II (1699-1759), which gave him Sirhind as a dowry and was later made regent of Punjab , Kashmir and Sirhind (1757) by his father . He ruled these areas for a year from May 1757 to April 1758, but failed to establish law and order. Its capital was Lahore and its vizier was General Jahan Khan.
Adina Beg Khan, ruler of the Julundur Doab , reigned along with Raghunath Rao , the Marathareich and called Timur Shah out over the Punjab. In 1759, Ahmad Shah finally succeeded in conquering the Punjab. With an army strength of 60,000 men, he defeated the Maratha troops, who fought with only 45,000 men. In the Battle of Panipat on January 14, 1761, fate decided for the Mughals .
Timur Shah died in 1793. He was succeeded by his fifth son as Zaman Shah on the throne.
Web links
- Timur Shah Durrani (portrait)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Timur Shah Durrani in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved January 7, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Durrani, Timur Shah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pashtun king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1748 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mashhad , Khorasan |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1793 |
| Place of death | Kabul |