Wazir of the Durrani Empire
Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani
StyleWazir
AppointerThe Shah
Formation1747
First holderShah Wali Khan
Final holderFateh Khan Barakzai
Abolished1823
SuccessionList of Wazirs of the Emirate of Afghanistan

This article lists the Wazirs of the Durrani Empire beginning from its rise in 1747, and ending with the empire's fall in 1823. The list also includes the brief interlude of Shah Shuja Durrani from 1839-1842.

History

The Durrani Empire formed in 1747 following the death of Nader Shah. The empire was founded by Ahmad Shah Durrani, who began expanding the empire into all directions. Ahmad Shah would expand into Khorasan, Punjab, and India. During this period of time, they would establish Wazirs, similar to the Ottoman Empire. Wazirs would often change with different rulers, especially during the succession crisis amongst Timur Shah Durrani's sons. The killing of Wazir Fateh Khan by Mahmud Shah Durrani led to the collapse of the Durrani Empire. Shah Shuja Durrani would be restored in 1839 in the First Anglo-Afghan War, but he was eventually deposed and killed in 1842.[1][2]

Wazirs

Wazir Term of office Shah
Portrait Epithet
Name
(Birth-Death)		 Took office Left office Time in office
Shah Wali Khan

(d. 1772)

 1747 1772 25 years Ahmad Shah Durrani


(1747–1772)

Timur Shah Durrani


(1772–1793)

Hajji Jamal Khan Barakzai
(1719–1772)		 1772 1772 <1 year
Rahimdad Khan
(?)		 1772 1774 2 years
Payindah Khan Barakzai
(1758–1800)		 1774 1793 19 years
Wafadar Khan

(d. 1801)

 1793 1801 8 years Zaman Shah Durrani


(1793–1801)

Fateh Khan Barakzai
(1777–1818)		 1801 1803 2 years Mahmud Shah Durrani


First reign
(1801–1803)

Mukhtar al-Daula
(d. 1808)		 1803 1808 5 years Shah Shuja Durrani


(1803–1809)

Akram Khan
(d. 1809)		 1808 1809 1 year
Fateh Khan Barakzai
(1777–1818)		 1809 1818 9 years Mahmud Shah Durrani


Second reign
(1809–1818)

Civil war
(1818–1823)		 1818 1823 5 years Civil war


(Civil war)

Mullah Shakar
(?)		 1839 1840 1 year Shah Shuja Durrani


Second reign
(1839–1842)

Mohammad Osman Khan
(1798–1865)		 1840 1842 2 years

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Jonathan (2019). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. p. 188. ISBN 9781789140101.
  2. ↑ McChesney, Robert; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi (19 December 2012). The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-23498-7.
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