Shah Shujah Durrani

Emir of the Durrani Empire

4 November 1785

5 April 1842(1842-04-05) (56) Kabul, Durrani Empire, now Afghanistan

NamesHis Majesty Inayat-i-Ilahi Padshah Sultan Shah Shuja ul-Mulk Muhammad Bahadur,Abdali ,Dur-i-Durran, Padshah of Afghanistan

For other uses, see Shuja. Emir of Durrani Empire (r. 1803–1809) (1839–1842) His Majesty Inayat-i-Ilahi Padshah Sultan Shah Shuja ul-Mulk Muhammad Bahadur,Abdali ,Dur-i-Durran, Padshah of Afghanistan Shah Shuja Durrani شاه شجاع درانی His Majesty Inayat-i-Ilahi Padshah Sultan Shah Shuja ul-Mulk Muhammad Bahadur,Abdali ,Dur-i-Durran, Padshah of AfghanistanAn old sketch by Vincent Eyre showing Shah-Shuja-ul-Mulk5th Emir of the Durrani EmpireReign13 July 1803 – 3 May 1809 (First reign) 7 August 1839 – 5 April 1842 (Second reign)Coronation13 July 1803PredecessorMahmud Shah DurraniSuccessorAli Shah DurraniBorn(1785-11-04 ) 4 November 1785Died5 April 1842(1842-04-05) (aged 56) Kabul, Durrani Empire, now AfghanistanWivesDaughter of Fateh Khan TokhiWafa BegumDaughter of Amir Haidar KhanDaughter of Khan Bahadur Khan Malikdin KhelDaughter of Sardar Haji Rahmatullah Khan SardozaiSarwar BegumBibi MastanIssueAbdul Samad KhanDynastyDurrani dynastyFatherTimur Shah DurraniMothera Sadozai lady Part of a series on the History of Afghanistan Timeline Ancient Indus Valley Civilisation 2200–1800 BC Oxus civilization 2100–1800 BC Gandhara Kingdom 1500–535 BC Median Empire 728–550 BC Achaemenid Empire 550–330 BC Seleucid Empire 330–150 BC Maurya Empire 305–180 BC Greco-Bactrian Kingdom 256–125 BC Parthian Empire 247 BC–224 AD Indo-Greek Kingdom 180–130 BC Indo-Scythian Kingdom 155–80? BC Kushan Empire 135 BC – 248 AD Indo-Parthian Kingdom 20 BC – 50? AD Sasanian Empire 230–651 Kidarite Kingdom 320–465 Alchon Huns 380–560 Hephthalite Empire 410–557 Nezak Huns 484–711 Medieval Kabul Shahi 565–879 Principality of Chaghaniyan 7th–8th centuries Rashidun Caliphate 652–661 Umayyads 661–750 Abbasids 750–821 Tahirids 821–873 Saffarids 863–900 Samanids 875–999 Ghaznavids 963–1187 Ghurids before 879–1215 Seljuks 1037–1194 Khwarezmids 1215–1231 Mongol Invasion 1219–1226 Chagatai Khanate 1226–1245 Qarlughids 1224–1266 Ilkhanate 1256–1335 Kartids 1245–1381 Timurids 1370–1507 Arghuns 1520–1591 Modern Mughals 1501–1738 Safavids 1510–1709 Hotak dynasty 1709–1738 Afsharid dynasty 1738–1747 Durrani Empire 1747–1823 Emirate 1823–1926 Saqqawist Emirate 1929 Kingdom 1926–1973 Daoud coup 1973 Republic 1973–1978 Saur Revolution 1978 Democratic Republic 1978–1992 Tanai coup attempt 1990 Islamic State 1992–2001 Islamic Emirate 1996–2001 US invasion 2001 Interim/Transitional Administration 2001–2004 Islamic Republic 2004–2021 Islamic Emirate since 2021 Related historical names of the region Arachosia Aria Ariana Bactria Gandhara Iran Kabulistan Kafiristan Khorasan Kushanshahr Paropamisadae Sistan Zabulistan Related topics Name Afghan (ethnonym) List of years List of heads of state List of wars Hinduism history Hindu and Buddhist heritage Muslim conquests Category  Afghanistan portalvte Padshah Sultan Shah Shuja Durrani (Pashto/Dari: شاه شجاع درانی  ; November 1785 – 5 April 1842) was ruler of the Durrani Empire from 1803 to 1809. He then ruled from 1839 until his death in 1842. Son of Timur Shah Durrani, Shuja Shah was of the Sadduzai line of the Abdali group of Ethnic Pashtuns. He became the fifth Emir of Afghanistan.