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Ahmad Shah Abdali, The First Emperor OF Durrani Dynasty Of Afghanistan

Ahmad Shah Abdali, The First Emperor OF Durrani Dynasty Of Afghanistan.  Life Story And Biography Of Ahmad Shah Abdali. Ahmad Shah Abdali was the first emperor of the Durrani Empire. He is considered the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan.  Ahmad Shah Abdali, later known as Ahmad Shah Durrani, was the founder of modern Afghanistan. Before being elected king in 1747, Abdali was a cavalry general under the Persian emperor Nadir Shah. During his reign, he built a vast empire that extended from eastern Persia to northern India, and from the Amu Darya to the Indian Ocean. Abdali was also a brilliant Pashto poet. Ahmad Shah Baba (Father Ahmad Shah) as he is affectionately called, lived a colored life. Abdali was born in 1722 to Zaman Khan Abdali, from the Sadozai Pashtun tribe, and Zarghuna Alokazai, also a Pashtun. Scholars dispute whether Durrani was born in Herat or Multan. He was his father’s second son. Durrani’s father was Governor of Herat, making it easily believable that he