Ahmad Shah (disambiguation)
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Ahmed Shah or Ahmad Shah may refer to:
- Several rulers of that name:
- Ahmad Shah DurraniAhmad Shah DurraniAhmad Shah Durrani , also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī and born as Ahmad Khān, was the founder of the Durrani Empire in 1747 and is regarded by many to be the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan.Ahmad Khan enlisted as a young soldier in the military of the Afsharid kingdom and quickly rose...
(r. 1747–1773), founder of the Durrani dynasty and also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali - Ahmad Shah BahadurAhmad Shah BahadurAhmad Shah Bahadur was born to Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah. He succeeded his father to the throne as the 15th Mughal Emperor in 1748 at the age of 22. His mother was Udhambai, . When Ahmed Shah came to power the rule of the Mughal Empire was collapsing...
(r. 1748–1775), a Mughal emperor of northern India - Ahmed Shah of GujaratAhmed Shah of GujaratAhmed Shah of Gujarat was a sultan of Gujarat's ruling Muzaffarid dynasty from 1411 until his death in 1442. Today, he is famously known as Ahmed Shah Badshah of Ahmedabad....
(r. 1411–1442), founder of Ahmedabad city - Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (r. 1974–), 5th Sultan of Pahang and one of the heads-of-state of Malaysia
- Ahmad Shah QajarAhmad Shah QajarAhmad Shah Qajar was Shah of Iran from July 16, 1909, to October 31, 1925 and the last of the Qajar dynasty.- Reign :...
(r. 1909–1930), last ruler of Iran's Qajar dynasty
- Ahmad Shah Durrani
- Other individuals of that name:
- Ahmad Shah (Taliban)Ahmad Shah (Taliban)Ahmad Shah was a high-ranking Taliban leader who commanded a group of insurgents known as the "Mountain Tigers", operating in eastern Afghanistan and the Hindu-Kush mountains....
(nom de guerre Mohammad Ismail), Taliban leader in northeastern Afghanistan; the focus of Operation Red Wing - Ahmad Shah KhanAhmad Shah KhanAhmad Shah, Crown Prince of Afghanistan the second son of Mohammed Zahir Shah, the former King of Afghanistan, and current pretender to the throne of Afghanistan.-Biography:...
, claimant to the abolished throne of Afghanistan - Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Afghan Northern Alliance
- Ahmad Shah (Taliban)