
Information
Name: Durrani Empire
Type: Polity
Nation: afghanistan
Start: 1748
End: 1823
Durrani Empire: All Data
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Was an Afghan empire that was founded by Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1747. At its largest territorial extent, it ruled over the present-day Afghanistan, 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 impactful Muslim empires of the latter half of the 18th century.