About Ayub Shah Durrani
Lived 1800 – 1837. Ayub Shah Durrani was a politician.
Ayub Shah Durrani (Pashto: ; Persian: ), 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.
Death Ayub Shah Durrani died in 1837.
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Who was Ayub Shah Durrani?
Emir of Afghanistan Ayub Shah in 1819 to 1823
When was Ayub Shah Durrani born?
Ayub Shah Durrani was born in 1800 in Kabul.
When did Ayub Shah Durrani die?
Ayub Shah Durrani died on 1 October 1837 in Kabul.
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Ayub Shah Durrani was a politician.
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