Ayub Shah Durrani Explained

Ayub Shah Durrani
Ruler of the Durrani Empire
Succession:Emir of the Durrani Empire
Reign:Durrani Empire

1819–1823

Predecessor:Ali Shah Durrani
Successor:Sultan Mohammad Khan
Dynasty:Durrani dynasty
Father:Timur Shah
Death Date:1 October 1837

Ayub Shah Durrani (Persian/Pashto:), also known as Ayub Shah Abdali, son of Timur Shah Durrani, ruled Afghanistan from 1819 to 1823. He was an Afghan from the Pashtun ethnic group. He was the second oldest son of Timur Shah. He killed his brother Ali Shah for the throne. He only ruled four years, holding off his own brothers and the Barakzai and Indian tribes from nearby. He was imprisoned by the Barakzai and his brother took the throne, shortly losing it to the Barakzai.

He was succeeded in 1823 by Dost Mohammad Khan, founder of the Barakzai dynasty.

Death

Ayub Shah Durrani died in 1837.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Murtazashvili . Jennifer Brick . Land, the State, and War: Property Institutions and Political Order in Afghanistan . Murtazashvili . Ilia . 2021-09-09 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-108-49341-3 . 40 . en.