List of Durrani Wazirs

Wazir of the Durrani Empire
Seal of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Style	Wazir
Appointer	The Shah
Formation	1747
First holder	Shah Wali Khan
Final holder	Fateh Khan Barakzai
Abolished	1823
Succession	List of Wazirs of the Emirate of Afghanistan

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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 شاه والی خان (d. 1772)	1747	1772	25 years	Ahmad Shah Durrani (1747–1772)
					Timur Shah Durrani (1772–1793)
	Hajji Jamal Khan Barakzai حاجی جمال خان بارکزی (1719–1772)	1772	1772	<1 year
	Rahimdad Khan رحیمداد خان (?)	1772	1774	2 years
	Payindah Khan Barakzai پاینده خان بارکزی (1758–1800)	1774	1793	19 years
	Wafadar Khan وفادار خان (d. 1801)	1793	1801	8 years	Zaman Shah Durrani (1793–1801)
	Fateh Khan Barakzai فتح خان بارکزی (1777–1818)	1801	1803	2 years	Mahmud Shah Durrani First reign (1801–1803)
	Mukhtar al-Daula مختار الدوله (d. 1808)	1803	1808	5 years	Shah Shuja Durrani (1803–1809)
	Akram Khan اکرم خان (d. 1809)	1808	1809	1 year
	Fateh Khan Barakzai فتح خان بارکزی (1777–1818)	1809	1818	9 years	Mahmud Shah Durrani Second reign (1809–1818)
	Civil war جنگ داخلی (1818–1823)	1818	1823	5 years	Civil war (Civil war)
	Mullah Shakar ملا شکر (?)	1839	1840	1 year	Shah Shuja Durrani Second reign (1839–1842)
	Mohammad Osman Khan محمد عثمان خان (1798–1865)	1840	1842	2 years

See also

• List of heads of state of Afghanistan
• Durrani Empire
• Vizier

References

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