Timur Shah Durrani Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Timur Shah Durrani, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Afghanistan.

3 records1772–17933 events2 places

Chronological biography

1772

Succession1772

Government / Government of Afghanistan · Shah · Shah of Afghanistan · Kandahar

Timur Shah succeeds his father as ruler of the Durrani Empire.

1775

Capital of Afghanistan1775

Government / Government of Afghanistan · Shah · Shah of Afghanistan · Kabul

Timur Shah transfers the principal capital from Kandahar to Kabul.

1793

Death of Timur Shah1793

Government / Government of Afghanistan · Shah · Shah of Afghanistan · Kabul

Timur Shah dies, leaving the succession contested among his sons.

Titles and roles

Shah · Shah of Afghanistan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.