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**Flatlytaize** · 08-27-2011, 12:32 PM

Ahmad Shah Abdali, later known as Ahmad Shah Durrani, was the founder of modern Afghanistan. Before being elected king in 1747, Abdali was a cavalry general under the Persian emperor Nadir Shah. After Nadir Shah's assassination, he captured a caravan with booty coming from India, this provided him the financial backing he needed to become king. During his reign, he built a vast empire that extended from eastern Persia (Iran) to northern India, and from the Amu Darya to the Indian Ocean. Abdali was also a brilliant Pashto poet. He died in 1772, possibly as a result of skin cancer. Afghans refer to him as Ahmad Shah Baba (Ahmad Shah, the father).

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Flatlytaize Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 471 Senior Member	Ahmad Shah Abdali, later known as Ahmad Shah Durrani, was the founder of modern Afghanistan. Before being elected king in 1747, Abdali was a cavalry general under the Persian emperor Nadir Shah. After Nadir Shah's assassination, he captured a caravan with booty coming from India, this provided him the financial backing he needed to become king. During his reign, he built a vast empire that extended from eastern Persia (Iran) to northern India, and from the Amu Darya to the Indian Ocean. Abdali was also a brilliant Pashto poet. He died in 1772, possibly as a result of skin cancer. Afghans refer to him as Ahmad Shah Baba (Ahmad Shah, the father).
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