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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

The Durrani Empire, colloquially known 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, …

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 …

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 …