List of Durrani Wazirs explained

This article lists the Wazirs of the Durrani Empire beginning from its rise in 1747 and ending with the empire's fall in 1823. The list also includes the brief interlude of Shah Shuja Durrani from 1839-1842.

History

The Durrani Empire was formed in 1747 following the death of Nader Shah. The empire was founded by Ahmad Shah Durrani, who began expanding the empire in all directions. Ahmad Shah would expand into Khorasan, Punjab, and India. During this period of time, they would establish Wazirs, similar to the Ottoman Empire. Wazirs would often change with different rulers, especially during the succession crisis amongst Timur Shah Durrani's sons. The killing of Wazir Fateh Khan by Mahmud Shah Durrani led to the collapse of the Durrani Empire. Shah Shuja Durrani would be restored in 1839 in the First Anglo-Afghan War, but he was eventually deposed and killed in 1842.^{[1] [2]}

Wazirs

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Term of office	Shah
Portrait		Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office
	Shah Wali Khan	1747	1772	25 years	Ahmad Shah Durrani
					Timur Shah Durrani
	Hajji Jamal Khan Barakzai	1772	1772	<1 year
	Rahimdad Khan	1772	1774	2 years
	Payindah Khan Barakzai	1774	1793	19 years
	Wafadar Khan	1793	1801	8 years	Zaman Shah Durrani
	Fateh Khan Barakzai	1801	1803	2 years	Mahmud Shah Durrani
	Mukhtar al-Daula	1803	1808	5 years	Shah Shuja Durrani
	Akram Khan	1808	1809	1 year
	Fateh Khan Barakzai	1809	1818	9 years	Mahmud Shah Durrani
	Civil war	1818	1823	5 years	Civil war
	Mullah Shakar	1839	1840	1 year	Shah Shuja Durrani
	Mohammad Osman Khan	1840	1842	2 years

See also

• List of heads of state of Afghanistan
• Durrani Empire
• Vizier

Notes and References

1. Book: Lee, Jonathan . Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present . Reaktion Books . 2019 . 9781789140101 . 188 . English.
2. Book: McChesney. Robert. The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh. Khorrami. Mohammad Mehdi. 19 December 2012. BRILL. 978-90-04-23498-7. en.