List of Durrani Wazirs
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.
| Wazir of the Durrani Empire | |
|---|---|
Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani | |
| Style | Wazir |
| Appointer | The Shah |
| Formation | 1747 |
| First holder | Shah Wali Khan |
| Final holder | Fateh Khan Barakzai |
| Abolished | 1823 |
| Succession | List of Wazirs of the Emirate of Afghanistan |
History edit
The Durrani Empire formed in 1747 following the death of Nader Shah. The empire was founded by Ahmad Shah Durrani, who began expanding the empire into 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 edit
| Wazir | Term of office | Shah | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Epithet Name (Birth-Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
| Shah Wali Khan (d. 1772) | 1747 | 1772 | 25 years | Ahmad Shah Durrani | |
| Timur Shah Durrani | |||||
| Hajji Jamal Khan Barakzai (1719–1772) | 1772 | 1772 | <1 year | ||
| Rahimdad Khan (?) | 1772 | 1774 | 2 years | ||
| Payindah Khan Barakzai (1758–1800) | 1774 | 1793 | 19 years | ||
| Wafadar Khan (d. 1801) | 1793 | 1801 | 8 years | Zaman Shah Durrani | |
| Fateh Khan Barakzai (1777–1818) | 1801 | 1803 | 2 years | Mahmud Shah Durrani | |
| Mukhtar al-Daula (d. 1808) | 1803 | 1808 | 5 years | Shah Shuja Durrani | |
| Akram Khan (d. 1809) | 1808 | 1809 | 1 year | ||
| Fateh Khan Barakzai (1777–1818) | 1809 | 1818 | 9 years | Mahmud Shah Durrani | |
| Civil war (1818–1823) | 1818 | 1823 | 5 years | Civil war | |
| Mullah Shakar (?) | 1839 | 1840 | 1 year | Shah Shuja Durrani | |
| Mohammad Osman Khan (1798–1865) | 1840 | 1842 | 2 years | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Lee, Jonathan (2019). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. p. 188. ISBN 9781789140101.
- ^ McChesney, Robert; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi (19 December 2012). The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-23498-7.