Ayub Shah Durrani

Ayub Shah Durrani (Pashto: ايوب شاه دراني; Persian: ایوب شاه درانی), also known as Ayub Shah Abdali, was the ruler of Afghanistan from 1819 to 1823. He was an Afghan from the Pashtun ethnic group, and the second oldest son of Timur Shah. He succeeded his brother Ali Shah Durrani, after his son Isma'il Mirza killed him on the orders of Azim Khan Barakzai. He only ruled for four years, holding off his own brothers, as well as the Barakzai and Indian tribes from nearby. He was imprisoned by the Barakzai dynasty, and was succeeded by Sultan Mohammad Khan.

Ayub Shah Durrani ایوب شاه دراني
Shah of the Durrani Empire King, Pearl of the Pearls[a]
Ayub Shah Durrani. Watercolour by a Company artist, Punjab, c. 1865
Shah of the Durrani Empire
Reign	1819–1823
Predecessor	Ali Shah Durrani
Successor	Monarchy abolished (Sultan Mohammad Khan as Emir of Kabul)
Died	(1837-10-01)1 October 1837
Names Mirza Ayub Shah Durrani Shahzada میرزا ایوب شاه درانی شهزاده
Dynasty	Durrani
Father	Timur Shah Durrani
Religion	Sunni Islam

Coin of Ayub Shah Durrani, minted in Kashmir, 1818

Death

Ayub Shah Durrani died in 1837.^[1]

Notes

1. Persian: شاه در دران, romanized: Šāh Durr-i Durrān