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{{Short description|List of Viziers of the Durrani Empire 1747-1823/1839-1842}}
{{Short description|List of Viziers of the Durrani Empire 1747-1823/1839-1842}}
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{{Politics of Afghanistan}}
{{Politics of Afghanistan}}
{{History of Afghanistan}}
{{History of Afghanistan}}
This article lists the '''[[Vizier|Wazirs]] of the [[Durrani Empire]]''' beginning from it's rise in 1747, and ending with the empire's fall in 1823. It also includes the brief [[First Anglo-Afghan War|interlude]] of [[Shah Shuja Durrani]].
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 [[First Anglo-Afghan War|interlude]] of [[Shah Shujah Durrani]] from 1839 to 1842.


==History==
==History==
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 [[Durrani Campaign to Khorasan (1754–55)|Khorasan]], [[Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani|Punjab]], and [[Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani|India]]. During this period of time, they would establish [[Viziers|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 [[Fateh Khan Barakzai|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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lee |first=Jonathan |title=Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present |publisher=Reaktion Books |year=2019 |isbn=9781789140101 |pages=188 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=McChesney|first1=Robert|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9QkzAQAAQBAJ|title=The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh|last2=Khorrami|first2=Mohammad Mehdi|date=19 December 2012|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-23498-7|language=en}}</ref>
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 [[Durrani Campaign to Khorasan (1754–55)|Khorasan]], [[Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani|Punjab]], and [[Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani|India]]. During this period of time, they would establish [[Viziers|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 [[Fateh Khan Barakzai|Wazir Fateh Khan]] by [[Mahmud Shah Durrani]] led to the collapse of the [[Durrani Empire]]. [[Shah Shujah Durrani|Shah Shuja Durrani]] would be restored in 1839 in the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]], but he was eventually deposed and killed in 1842.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lee |first=Jonathan |title=Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present |publisher=Reaktion Books |year=2019 |isbn=9781789140101 |pages=188 |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=McChesney|first1=Robert|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9QkzAQAAQBAJ|title=The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh|last2=Khorrami|first2=Mohammad Mehdi|date=19 December 2012|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-23498-7|language=en}}</ref>


==Wazirs==
==Wazirs==
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|-
|[[File:Painting of Ahmad Shah Abdali and his grand wazir Shah Wali Khan, ca.1760's.jpg|107x107px]]
|[[File:Painting of Ahmad Shah Abdali and his grand wazir Shah Wali Khan, ca.1760's.jpg|107x107px]]
| rowspan="2" |'''Shah Wali Khan'''  
| rowspan="2" |'''Shah Wali Khan'''
{{Nq|شاه والی خان}}
{{Smaller|(d. 1772)}}
{{Smaller|(d. 1772)}}
| rowspan="2" |1747
| rowspan="2" |1747
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|
| rowspan="4" |'''[[Timur Shah Durrani]]'''
| rowspan="4" |'''[[Timur Shah Durrani]]'''
[[File:Temur-Shah.jpg|150x150px]]<br/>{{Small|(1772-1793)}}
[[File:Temur-Shah.jpg|150x150px]]<br/>{{Small|(1772–1793)}}
|-
|-
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|'''[[Hajji Jamal Khan Barakzai]]'''<br/>{{Smaller|(1719–1772)}}
|'''[[Hajji Jamal Khan]]'''
{{Nq|حاجی جمال خان بارکزی}}<br />{{Smaller|(1719–1772)}}
|1772
|1772
|1772
|1772
|<1 year
|1 year
|-
|-
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|'''[[Rahimdad Khan]]'''<br/>{{Smaller|(?)}}
|'''[[Rahimdad Khan]]'''
{{Nq|رحیمداد خان}}<br />{{Smaller|(?)}}
|1772
|1772
|1774
|1774
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|-
|-
|[[File:Sardar Payendah Khan Barakzai.jpg|107x107px]]
|[[File:Sardar Payendah Khan Barakzai.jpg|107x107px]]
|'''[[Payindah Khan Barakzai]]'''<br/>{{Smaller|(1758-1800)}}
|'''[[Payandah Khan]]'''
{{Nq|پاینده خان بارکزی}}<br />{{Smaller|(1758–1800)}}
|1774
|1774
|1793
|1793
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|-
|-
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|'''[[Wafadar Khan]]'''  
|'''[[Wafadar Khan]]'''
{{Nq|وفادار خان}}
{{Smaller|(d. 1801)}}
{{Smaller|(d. 1801)}}
|1793
|1793
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[[File:Emperor Zaman Shah Durrani of Afghanistan-cropped-3.jpg|107x107px]]<br/>{{Small|(1793–1801)}}
[[File:Emperor Zaman Shah Durrani of Afghanistan-cropped-3.jpg|107x107px]]<br/>{{Small|(1793–1801)}}
|-
|-
|[[File:Fateh Khan Barakzai.jpg|107x107px]]
|  
|'''[[Fateh Khan Barakzai]]'''<br/>{{Smaller|(1777-1818)}}
|'''[[Fateh Khan Barakzai]]'''
{{Nq|فتح خان بارکزی}}<br />{{Smaller|(1777–1818)}}
|1801
|1801
|1803
|1803
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|-
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|'''Mukhtar al-Daula'''<br/>{{Smaller|(d. 1808)}}
|'''Mukhtar al-Daula'''
{{Nq|مختار الدوله}}<br />{{Smaller|(d. 1808)}}
|1803
|1803
|1808
|1808
|5 years
|5 years
|rowspan="2" |'''[[Shah Shuja Durrani]]'''
|rowspan="2" |'''[[Shah Shuja Durrani]]'''
[[File:Lithograph of Shah Shujah in 1843.jpg|150x150px]]<br/>{{Small|(1803-1809)}}
[[File:Lithograph of Shah Shujah in 1843.jpg|150x150px]]<br/>{{Small|(1803–1809)}}
|-
|-
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|'''Akram Khan'''<br/>{{Smaller|(d. 1809)}}
|'''Akram Khan'''
{{Nq|اکرم خان}}<br />{{Smaller|([[Battle of Nimla (1809)|d. 1809]])}}
|1808
|1808
|1809
|1809
|1 year
|1 year
|-
|-
|[[File:Fateh Khan Barakzai.jpg|107x107px]]
|  
|'''[[Fateh Khan Barakzai]]'''<br/>{{Smaller|(1777-1818)}}
|'''[[Fateh Khan Barakzai]]'''
{{Nq|فتح خان بارکزی}}<br />{{Smaller|(1777–1818)}}
|1809
|1809
|1818
|1818
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|-
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|107x107px]]
|[[File:Sin foto.svg|107x107px]]
|'''Civil war'''<br/>{{Smaller|(1818-1823)}}
|'''Civil war'''
{{Nq|جنگ داخلی}}<br />{{Smaller|(1818–1823)}}
|1818
|1818
|1823
|1823
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|-
|-
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|[[File:Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani.png|107x107px]]
|'''Mullah Shakar'''<br/>{{Smaller|(?)}}
|'''Mullah Shakar'''
{{Nq|ملا شکر}}<br />{{Smaller|(?)}}
|1839
|1839
|1840
|1840
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|-
|[[File:Usman Khan, Shah Shuja Durrani Wazir.png|150x150px]]
|[[File:Usman Khan, Shah Shuja Durrani Wazir.png|150x150px]]
|'''Mohammad Osman Khan'''<br/>{{Smaller|(1798-1865)}}
|'''Mohammad Osman Khan'''
{{Nq|محمد عثمان خان}}<br />{{Smaller|(1798–1865)}}
|1840
|1840
|1842
|1842
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[[Category:People from the Durrani Empire]]
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[[Category:Afghanistan history-related lists|Durrani Wazirs]]
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[[Category:Grand viziers]]
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Wazir of the Durrani Empire
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StyleWazir
AppointerThe Shah
Formation1747
First holderShah Wali Khan
Final holderFateh Khan Barakzai
Abolished1823
SuccessionList of Wazirs of the Emirate of Afghanistan
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Template:History of Afghanistan 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 Shujah Durrani from 1839 to 1842.

History[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Wazir Term of office Shah
Portrait Epithet
Name
(Birth-Death) 		Took office Left office Time in office
Shah Wali Khan

شاه والی خان (d. 1772)

1747 1772 25 years Ahmad Shah Durrani


(1747–1772)

Timur Shah Durrani


(1772–1793)

Hajji Jamal Khan

حاجی جمال خان بارکزی
(1719–1772)

1772 1772 1 year
Rahimdad Khan

رحیمداد خان
(?)

1772 1774 2 years
Payandah Khan

پاینده خان بارکزی
(1758–1800)

1774 1793 19 years
Wafadar Khan

وفادار خان (d. 1801)

1793 1801 8 years Zaman Shah Durrani


(1793–1801)

Fateh Khan Barakzai

فتح خان بارکزی
(1777–1818)

1801 1803 2 years Mahmud Shah Durrani


First reign
(1801–1803)

Mukhtar al-Daula

مختار الدوله
(d. 1808)

1803 1808 5 years Shah Shuja Durrani


(1803–1809)

Akram Khan

اکرم خان
(d. 1809)

1808 1809 1 year
Fateh Khan Barakzai

فتح خان بارکزی
(1777–1818)

1809 1818 9 years Mahmud Shah Durrani


Second reign
(1809–1818)

Civil war

جنگ داخلی
(1818–1823)

1818 1823 5 years Civil war


(Civil war)

Mullah Shakar

ملا شکر
(?)

1839 1840 1 year Shah Shuja Durrani


Second reign
(1839–1842)

Mohammad Osman Khan

محمد عثمان خان
(1798–1865)

1840 1842 2 years

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Lee, Jonathan (2019). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. p. 188. ISBN 9781789140101.
  2. ↑ 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.
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