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Afghanistan in 1772

Historical records for Afghanistan in 1772, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

October

October 1772Death of Ahmad Shah DurraniAhmad Shah Durrani

Kandahar · Government / Government of Afghanistan

Ahmad Shah dies near Kandahar after ruling Afghanistan for twenty-five years.

Other Events

1772SuccessionTimur Shah Durrani

Kandahar · Government / Government of Afghanistan

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

1772SuccessionTimur

Kabul · House / House of Durrani

Succeeds as Shah of Afghanistan

Names involved

Ahmad Shah DurraniTimurTimur Shah Durrani

Places involved

KabulKandahar

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.