Durrani Empire

Overview

The Durrani Empire, colloquially known as the Kingdom of Afghanistan, and as the Afghan Empire or the Sadozai Kingdom, was an Afghan empire founded by the Durrani tribe of Pashtuns under Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1747, which spanned parts of Central Asia, the Iranian plateau, and the Indian subcontinent. At its peak, it ruled over present-day Afghanistan, much of Pakistan, parts of northeastern and southeastern Iran, eastern Turkmenistan, and northwestern India. Next to the Ottoman Empire, the Durrani Empire is considered to be among the most significant Islamic empires of the second half of the 18th century.

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Borders & accuracy

Dashed borders mark empires whose extent we can date but whose precise frontiers are contested or undocumented.

• SOURCEmanual construction / verification
• DETAILdowngraded-unverified
• POLITY TYPEstate

Wars of this empire29

Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.

• Ahmad Shah Durrani's campaigns1747–67
  Significant
• Afghan–Sikh wars1748–1837
  Significant
• Battle of Manupur1748
  Regional
• Battle of Herat1750
  Regional
• Battle of Nishapur1750
  Regional
• Battle of Qadirganj1751
  Regional
• Battle of Torbat-i-Jam1751
  Regional
• Battle of Lahore1752
  Regional
• Battle of Meshed1754
  Regional
• Battle of Sabzavar1755
  Regional
• Battle of Delhi1757
  Regional
• Battle of Gohalwar1757
  Regional
• Battle of Mastung1758
  Regional
• Battle of Lahore1759
  Regional
• Battle of Barari Ghat1760
  Regional
• Battle of Kunjpura1760
  Regional
• Battle of Sikandarabad1760
  Regional
• Battle of Gujranwala1761
  Regional
• Battle of Sialkot1761
  Regional
• Battle of Kup1762
  Regional
• Battle of Sialkot1763
  Regional
• Battle of Amritsar1797
  Regional
• Battle of Gujrat, Pakistan1797
  Regional
• Battle of Amritsar1798
  Regional

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