Also known as Timur Shah DurraniThe second emperor of the Durrani Empire who ruled from 16 October 1772 to May 1793. Timur Shah Durrani was the son of Ahmad Shah Abdali. Timur Shah Durrani was born in 1746 and died in 1793Ahmad Shah Abdali had 8 sons: 1, Prin, Sulaiman, 2 Amir Timur Shah, 3, Prince Shahab, 4, Prince Sanjar, 5, Prince Yazdan Bakhsh, 6, Prince Sikandar, 7, Prince Darab, 8, Prince Parvez Ahmad, Durrani rule Shah Abdali 1747 to 1772 Timur Shah 1772 to 1793 Zaman Shah 1793 to 1801 Mahmud Shah 1801 to 1803 Shah Shuja 1803 to 1809 Mahmud Shah for the second time 1809 to 1818
Timur Shah Durrani was the second ruler of the Afghan Durrani Empire, from November 1772 until his death in 1793. An ethnic Pashtun, he was the second eldest son of Ahmad Shah Durrani.
Timur Shah Durrani, also known as Timur Shah Abdali or Taimur Shah Abdali (December 1746 – May 20, 1793) was the second ruler of the Afghan Durrani Empire, from November 1772 until his death in 1793. An ethnic Pashtun, he was the second eldest son of Ahmad Shah Durrani.
Early life (1746-1772)
Timur Shah was born in December 1746, in Mashhad.
He received the city of Sirhind as a wedding gift under his governorship, and was later given the title of Viceroy of Punjab, Kashmir and the Sirhind district in 1757 (when he was only 11 years old), by his father Ahmad Shah Durrani for one year, from May 1757 until April 1758. Ahmad Shah Durrani had immediately appointed Toryal Khan Afridi, the eldest son of his army's commander and his most trustworthy soldier, Awalmir Khan Afridi, to teach horseback riding and swordsmanship to Timur Shah Durrani. Toryal Khan Afridi also had the responsibility for the safety and protection of Timur Shah Durrani, so he continuously stayed with Timur Shah Durrani in the royal palace.
Death of Ahmad Shah and Battle with Humayun (1772)
