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Coronation
Ahmad Shah is crowned in Kandahar and adopts the Durrani name for his confederation.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Kandahar in Afghanistan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Ahmad Shah is crowned in Kandahar and adopts the Durrani name for his confederation.
A tribal assembly selects Ahmad Shah Durrani as ruler, founding the modern Afghan state.
Timur Shah succeeds his father as ruler of the Durrani Empire.
Ahmad Shah dies near Kandahar after ruling Afghanistan for twenty-five years.
Abdur Rahman takes control of Kandahar and strengthens his claim to national rule.
Omars movement captures the province of Kandahar and then captures Herat
Omars movement captures the province of Kandahar and then captures Herat
Omar's Taliban government permits Osama bin Laden to return to Afghanistan.
Omar directs the Taliban administration from Kandahar after the movement captures Kabul.
Taliban supporters proclaim Omar Amir of the Faithful during a gathering in Kandahar.
The Taliban names the state the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan after taking Kabul.
Omar's government collapses as Taliban forces abandon their remaining major strongholds.
The Taliban loses Kandahar, ending its effective control of Afghanistan's government.
Provenance
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