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Zaman Shah Durrani

r. 1793–1801 · 18th century · Also known as Zaman Shah

Zaman Shah Durrani was ruler of the Durrani Empire of Afghanistan in the 1790s, a grandson of Ahmad Shah Durrani. He launched several invasions of the Punjab. Accounts of the Sikh Empire note that Ranjit Singh exploited Zaman Shah's withdrawal from the Punjab in 1799 to seize Lahore, beginning his consolidation of power.

Zaman Shah Durrani
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Sikh EmpireFoundationDurrani EmpireSocioeconomy, Governance, Decline

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Durrani Empire

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