Shah Shujah Durrani
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Shah Shuja Durrani (Pashto/Persian: شاه شجاع درانی ; November 1785 – 5 April 1842) was ruler of the Durrani Empire from 1803 to 1809. He then ruled from 1839 until his death in 1842. Son of Timur Shah Durrani, Shuja Shah was of the Sadduzai line of the Abdali group of ethnic Pashtuns. He became the fifth King of the Durrani Empire.[1]
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Shah Shuja Durrani شاه شجاع درانی | |||||
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His Majesty Inayat-i-Ilahi Padshah Sultan Shah Shuja ul-Mulk Muhammad Bahadur,Abdali ,Dur-i-Durran, Padshah of Afghanistan | |||||
Emir of the Durrani Empire | |||||
Reign | 13 July 1803 – 3 May 1809 (First reign) 7 August 1839 – 5 April 1842 (Second reign) | ||||
Coronation | 13 July 1803 | ||||
Predecessor | Mahmud Shah Durrani | ||||
Successor | Mahmud Shah Durrani Dost Mohammad Khan | ||||
Born | (1785-11-04)4 November 1785 | ||||
Died | 5 April 1842(1842-04-05) (aged 56) Kabul, Durrani Empire, now Afghanistan | ||||
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Issue | Abdul Samad Khan Timur Mirza | ||||
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Dynasty | Durrani dynasty | ||||
Father | Timur Shah Durrani | ||||
Mother | a Sadozai lady |
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