Although many are bilingual in Dari Persian, the Durrani of southern Afghanistan speak Southern Pashto, also known as "Kandahari Pashto", the "soft" dialect of Pashto. It is considered one of the most prestigious varieties of Pashto.

The Durrani Empire, [b] colloquially known as the Afghan Empire, [c] [9] or the Sadozai Kingdom, [d] [10] was an Afghan empire founded by the Durrani tribe of Pashtuns under Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1747, which spanned parts of Central Asia, …

The Durrani dynasty (Persian: سلسله درانیان; Pashto: د درانيانو کورنۍ) was founded in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani at Kandahar, Afghanistan. He united the different Pashtun tribes and created the Durrani Empire.

Durrānī, one of the two chief tribal confederations of Afghanistan, the other being the Ghilzay. In the time of Nādir Shah, the Durrānī were granted lands in the region of Kandahār, which was their homeland, and they moved there from Herāt. In the late 18th century the …

The Durrani Empire (also referred to as the Afghan Empire) was a large state that included modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, northeastern Iran, and western India. It was founded at Kandahar in 1747, by an Afghan military commander, Ahmad Shah Durrani .

Ahmad Shah Durrani, founder of the state of Afghanistan and ruler of an empire that extended form the Amu Darya (ancient Oxus River) to the Indian Ocean and from Khorasan into Kashmir, the Punjab, and Sindh.

Oct 28, 2024 · The Durrani Empire (1747–1826) was a powerful empire in Central Asia and South Asia, often considered the foundation of the modern state of Afghanistan.

The Durrani are one of the largest tribes of Pashtuns. Their traditional homeland is the Lōy Kandahār region of Southern Afghanistan and Balochistan as well as a presence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the north-western part of Pakistan .

The commander of Nādir Shah’s 4,000-man Afghan bodyguard was Aḥmad Khan Abdālī, who returned to Kandahār and was elected shah by a tribal council. He adopted the title Durr-i Durrān (“Pearl of Pearls”). Supported by most tribal leaders, Aḥmad Shah Durrānī extended Afghan…

Jan 18, 2025 · The Durrani Empire is seen as the birthplace of the concept of "Greater Afghanistan" or "Pashtunistan," uniting Pashtun tribes. Its vast territory reflected ambitions for a unified Pashtun state in the Indian subcontinent, fostering political and cultural cohesion.