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COMMANDER // 1780–1842

Shuja Shah Durrani

Afghanistan1 battle1 war

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1780 – 1842

1780179018001810182018301840First Anglo-Afghan War · 1839-1842Battle of Ghazni — July 23, 1839 · Durranis · First Anglo-Afghan War

Active service 1839 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 59.

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Shuja Shah Durrani was Shah of the Durrani Empire from 1803 until his deposition in 1809, and again from 1839 until his assassination in 1842. A son of Timur Shah Durrani, Shuja was of the Sadozai lineage of the Durrani clan of Pashtuns. He became the fifth King of the Durrani Empire.

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Battles (1)

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