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Mahmud Shah Durrani محمود شاه درانی | |||||
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Shah of the Durrani Empire | |||||
Emir of the Durrani Empire | |||||
1st reign | 25 July 1801 – 13 July 1803 | ||||
Predecessor | Zaman Shah Durrani | ||||
Successor | Shuja Shah Durrani | ||||
2nd reign | 3 May 1809 – 1818 | ||||
Predecessor | Shuja Shah Durrani | ||||
Successor | Ali Shah Durrani | ||||
Born | 1769 | ||||
Died | 18 April 1829 (aged 60) | ||||
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Dynasty | Durrani | ||||
Father | Timur Shah Durrani | ||||
Mother | a Yusufzai lady | ||||
Religion | Islam |
Mahmud Shah Durrani (Pashto/Persian: محمود شاہ درانی) ; 1769 – 18 April 1829) was born prince and later ruler of the Durrani Empire (Afghanistan) between 1801 and 1803, and again between 1809 and 1818.[1] From 1818 to 1829 he was the ruler of Herat. An ethnic Sadduzai tribe section of the Popalzai sub clan of the Durrani Pashtuns, he was the son of Timur Shah Durrani and grandson of Ahmad Shah Durrani.