Ahmad Shah Durrani
King
Ahmad Shāh Durrānī, also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī, was the founder of the Durrani Empire and is often regarded as the founder of the modern Afghanistan. In June 1747, he was appointed as King of the Afghans by a loya jirga in Kandahar, where he... Wikipedia
Born: 1722, Herat, Afghanistan
Died: October 16, 1773 (age 51 years), Maruf, Afghanistan
Place of burial: Mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Grandchildren: Shah Shujah Durrani, Zaman Shah Durrani, Mahmud Shah Durrani, and more
Children: Timur Shah Durrani
Spouse: Hazrat Begum (m. 1757–1772)
Deposed date: 1772