Mahmud Shah Durrani
| Mahmud Shah Durrani محمود شاه درانی | |
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| King of Afghanistan | |
 Mahmud Shah Durrani, the fourth ruler of Durranids. | |
| Reign | Durrani Empire: 1801–1803, 1809–1818 |
| Full name | Mahmud Shah Durrani |
| Born | 1769 |
| Died | April 18, 1829 |
| Predecessor | Zaman Shah Durrani |
| Successor | Shahzada Kamran Durrani |
| Dynasty | Durrani dynasty |
| Father | Timur Shah Durrani |
Mahmud Shah Durrani (1769 – April 18, 1829; Pashto, Persian, Arabic: محمود شاہ درانی) was born Prince and ruler of the Durrani Empire (Afghanistan) between 1801 and 1803, and again between 1809 and 1818. An ethnic Sadozai tribe section of the Popalzai sub clan of Durrani Abdali Pashtun, he was the son of Timur Shah Durrani and grandson of Ahmad Shah Durrani.
His 1st and 2nd deposed
Mahmud Shah Durrani was the half-brother of his predecessor, Zaman Shah.On July 25, 1801, Zaman Shah was deposed, and Mahmud Shah ascended to ruler-ship. He then had a chequered career; he was deposed in 1803, restored in 1809, and finally deposed again in 1818.
Trouble with Barakzai tribe
His son Shahzada Kamran Durrani was always in trouble with Amir Fateh Khan Barakzai, the brother of Dost Muhammad Khan. After the assassination of Fateh Khan Barakzai the fall of the Durrani Empires begun. King Mahmud Shah Durrani died in 1829. The country was then ruled by Shuja Shah Durrani; another of his half-brothers.
Family tree
| Aaleh Hazrat Ahmad Shah Durrani Born: 1723–1773 Reign: 1747–1773 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Aaleh Hazrat Timur Shah Durrani Born: 1748–1793 Reign: 1772–1793 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Aaleh Hazrat Mahmud Shah Durrani Born: 1769–1803 Reign: 1801–1803, 1809–1818 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shahzada Kamran Durrani 1789–1840 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shahzada Bismillah Durrani 1810–1873 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shahzada Rasheed Khan Durrani 1832–1880 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shahzada Aalijah Nidda Durrani 1855–1926 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shahzada Mohammad Abdul Rahim Durrani 1877–1945 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shahzada Abdul Habib Khan Durrani 1899–1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan SaddozaiDurrani 1919–1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hayatullah Khan Durrani | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Abubakar Durrani | {{{Mohammad Umar Durrani}}} | ||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mahmud Shah Durrani. |
- The British Library – Chronology: from the emergence of the Afghan Kingdom to the Mission of Mountstuart Elphistone, 1747–1809
- Detailed genealogy
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Zaman Shah |
Emir of Afghanistan 1801–1803 |
Succeeded by Shoja Shah |
| Preceded by Shoja Shah |
Emir of Afghanistan 1809–1818 |
Succeeded by Sultan Ali Shah |
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