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	Durrani Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of Ahmad Shah's first acts as chief was to adopt the title "Durr-i-Durrani" ("pearl of pearls" or "pearl of the age"), which may have come from a dream or from the pearl earrings worn by the royal guard of Nadir Shah.
		After the death of Timur Shah, the three strongest contenders for the position of shah were Timur's sons, the governors of Kandahar, Herat, and Kabul.
		Zaman Shah, governor of Kabul, was in the most commanding position and became shah at the age of twenty-three.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Durrani_Empire (1718 words)

	Zaman Shah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zaman Shah, the fifth son of Timur Shah was the emir of Afghanistan from 1793 until 1801.
		The British induced the Shah of Persia to invade Durrani, thwarting his plans by forcing him to protect his own lands.
		However, Mahmud established an alliance with Fateh Khan, with whose support he was able to strike back in 1800, and Zaman had to flee toward Peshawar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zaman_Shah (246 words)

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		Ahmad Shah died in 1772 and was succeeded by his son, Timur Shah, who received but nominal homage from the tribal chieftains.
		Shah Shoja' occupied the capital, and Mahmud sued for peace.
		Shah Shoja''s troops were routed, and he withdrew from Afghanistan and found asylum with the British at Ludhiana in 1815.
	www.sabawoon.com /afghanpedia/Dynasty.Durrani.shtm (473 words)

	KANDAHAR - LoveToKnow Article on KANDAHAR
		Nadir Shah was assassinated in 1749, and immediately on hearing the news of his death Ahmad Shah (Abdali) seized Nadir Shahs treasure at Kandahar, and proclaimed himself king, with the consent, not only of the Afghans, but, strange to say, of the Hazaras and Baluchis as well.
		Ahmad Shah died in 1773, and was succeeded by his son Timur, who died in 1793, and left the throne to his son Zaman Shah, This prince was deposed by his half-brother Mahmud, who was in his turn deposed by Shah Shuja, the full brother of Zaman Shah.
		After a short reign Shah Shuja was compelled to abdicate from his inability to repress the rising power of Fateh Khan, a Barakzai chief, and he took refuge first with Ranjit Singh, who then ruled the Punjab, and finally secured the protection of British power.
	28.1911encyclopedia.org /K/KA/KANDAHAR.htm (2212 words)

	Maharaja Ranjit Singh - Situation in Punjab (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		When Ahmad Shah Abdali was engaged in his campaign against the Marathas at Panipat in 1761, Jassa Singh Ahluwalia plundered Sirhind and Dialpur, seized some places in Ferozepur district and took under his possession Jagraon and Kot Isa Khan on the other bank of Sutlej.
		Shah Zaman was also assured help by the Rohillas, Wazir of Oudh, and Tipu Sultan of Mysore.
		Shah Zaman attacked Lahore and Sikhs were surrounded from all sides, they had to fight a grim battle.
	www.searchsikhism.com /ran2.html (1346 words)

	Shah Zaman
		Shah Zaman was overthrown by his brother and was blinded.
		Zaman Shah did lose guns and Ranjit singh might have taken them out, but there is no proof about sending them to Peshawar.
		Ranjit appeared surreptitiously and challenged the Shah "o grandson of Abdali, come down and measure swords with the grandson of Charat singh".(Sohan Lal Suri, umdat-ut-twarikh II, p.39) Ultimately, the shah's withdrawal gave a choice to the Sikhs to "obliterate all semblance of Afghan authority between Ravi and Jhelum.
	www.singhsabha.com /shah_zaman.htm (1229 words)

	Zaman Shah -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Zaman Shah, the fifth son of (Click link for more info and facts about Timur Shah) Timur Shah was the Shah of (A mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south) Afghanistan from 1793 until 1801.
		He attempted to repeat his father's success in (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) India, but his attempts at expansion brought him into conflict with the (The people of Great Britain) British.
		The British induced the Shah of (An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC) Persia to invade Durrani, thwarting his plans by forcing him to protect his own lands.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/Z/Za/Zaman_Shah.htm (351 words)

	Durrani Empire biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Even before the death of the Iranian ruler Nadir Shah, tribes in the Hindu Kush had been growing stronger and were beginning to take advantage of the waning power of their distant rulers.
		Ahmad Shah then set out westward to take possession of Herat, which was ruled by Nadir Shah's grandson, Shah Rukh.
		Mahmud Shah's first reign lasted only for two years before he was replaced by Shoja Shah.
	durrani-empire.biography.ms (1671 words)

	History
		When Ahmad Shah Abdali was engaged in his campaign against the Marathas at Panipat in 1761, Jassa Singh Ahluwalia plundered Sirhind and Dialpur, seized some places in Ferozpur district and took under his possession Jagraon and Kot Isa Khan on the other bank of Satluj.
		It was a great setback to Shah Zaman but again in 1795 he re-organised forces and attacked Hassan Abdal, snatched Rohtas from Sukerchikias, whom leader was Ranjit Singh.
		Shah Zaman sought help of Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra, that he will not give any food or shelter to Sikhs.
	www.geocities.com /punjabsociety01/history.htm (3880 words)

	Deceased’s father pleads for justice: Policeman accused of murder -DAWN - National; September 19, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Shah Zaman’s father, Mohammad Zaman, said that his son was allegedly shot dead by the Pabbi police during a raid on the houses of Gulim and Shahid, suspects in a highway robbery.
		Mohammad Zaman in his appeal has stated that ASI Wasal Khan, who along with other policemen entered his house on the night of Aug 27, killed his son in the presence of his family.
		Mohammad Zaman claimed that his son’s murder was not the result of mistaken identity, but a deliberate attempt to teach him a lesson for refusing to pay the ASI Rs200 as bhatta in Pabbi bazaar a few days earlier.
	www.dawn.com /2003/09/19/nat22.htm (498 words)

	History of Iran: The Siege of Herat 1837-1838
		In 1793 Zaman Shah, a grandson of Ahmad Shah Durrani, won a brief war of succession to become ruler of Afghanistan.
		In the next fifty year., the brothers of Zaman shah and the sons of Painda Khan were to dominate the affairs of Afghanistan.
		Zaman Shah was determined to restore the royal authority, which had eroded since the death of Ahmad Shah in 1773, and one of his chief projects was the reconquest of the Punjab.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/articles/siege_of_herat03.php (909 words)

	Gateway to Sikhism :Today in Sikh History - 12th January
		Shah Zaman lost 20,000 soldiers against Sikhs in a battle in Amritsar during his 3rd invassion.
		In a reckless hand-to-hand fighting at Amritsar, Shah Zaman lost 20,000 of his choicest solidiers against 15,000 Sikhs.
		Shah Zaman was defeated at Amritsar and returned to Lahore.
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /history/his0112.htm (560 words)

	Shahryar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He ruled over an empire from Persia to the Indies, over all the adjacent islands and a great way beyond the Ganges as far as China.
		Shahryar’s younger brother, Shah Zaman or Shaw-zummaun, ruled over Samarkand.
		Shahryar is betrayed by his wife, which makes him go mad and believe that all women will, in the end, betray him.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shah_Zaman (210 words)

	Shah Mahmud (1800-03; 1809-18) (from Afghanistan) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Some of the chiefs who had grievances against the king or his ministers joined forces and invited Zaman's brother Shah Shoja' (1803–09; 1839–42) to Kabul.
		Shah Jahan was the Mughal emperor of India from 1628 until 1658.
		Nadir Qoli Beg was born in Kobhan, Iran, on Oct. 22, 1688, into one of the Turkish tribes loyal to the Safavid shahs of Iran.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-21398?tocId=21398 (828 words)

	Historical Overview of Punjab (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		When Ahmad Shah Abdali was engaged in his campaign against the Marathas at Panipat in 1761, Jassa Singh Ahluwalia plundered Sirhind and Dialpur, seized some places in Ferozepur district and took under his possesion Jagraon and Kot Isa Khan on the other bank of Sutlej.
		Jassa singh fled to Kangra hills after Sikh forces were totally routed.after the departure of Ahmad Shah Abdali, Jassa Singh Ahluwali attacked Sirhind, it was razed to ground and the afghan Governer Zen Khan was killed.
		In 1797, Shah Zaman, suddenly left for Afghansistan as his brother Mahmud had revolted.
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /culture/history_100.htm (3039 words)

	Biography of Dr. Sher Zaman Taizi by Khurshid Iqbal Khattak
		Hailing from the Taizi family of Momand tribe, Sher Zaman was born in 1931 in the house of Kator Shah at Pabbi.
		Sher Zaman did not inform any one of his family, but took along an Afghan named Hazrat Shah, who was running vegetable business at Pabbi beside his father, as his guardian.
		The negative forces of the social order denounces Saidan Shah, a man of exceptional qualities, due to the fact that his father was a poor cobbler and that he had participated in the independence movement as a red shirts.
	www.khyberwatch.netfirms.com /taizifurther.htm (14323 words)

	Tipu Sultan - Biography
		, the father of Zaman Shah, and to the ministers of the Court seeking military aid.
		In 1796, two ambassadors were sent to Kabul to induce the Shah to undertake his meditated attack on Delhi to rescue the Mughal Emperor and to form an alliance with Tipu against the English.
		The Shah responded favorably to Tipu's request, and said that he would very soon carry out his intention of liberating the Mughal Emperor from the English hands.
	home.btconnect.com /tipusultan/biog7i.htm (207 words)

	Islamic Voice
		His embassies to distant places like Paris and Constantinople, his numerous letters to France and Turkey, his invitation to Zaman Shah of Afghanistan to rescue the Mughals from English hands, and his correspondence with Napoleon, were all focused on the single point of his confrontation with the English.
		He had written in 1790-91 to Timur Shah, the father of Zaman Shah, and to the ministers of the court seeking military aid.
		The Shah responded favourably to Tipu’s request, and said that he would very soon carry out his intention of liberating the Mughal emperor from the English hands.
	www.islamicvoice.com /february.99/tippu.htm (1838 words)

	[ Afghan Elections 2004-2005 ]
		1772-1793 -- Timur Shah Durrani inherits his father's empire, however, the main source of the imperial income in India is challenged by the British presence there, forcing Timur Shah to impose higher taxes and stricter central rule.
		Intertribal conflict prompts Timur Shah to move his capital from the Pashtun city of Kandahar to the ethnically heterogeneous Kabul.
		British forces invade Afghanistan, ousting Dost Mohammad and installing as ruler in Kabul the former Saduza'i monarch, with disastrous consequences as the puppet ruler along with the entire British army is killed by the Afghans.
	www.azadiradio.org /en/specials/elections/historical-chronology.asp (2041 words)

	1Up India > India > Punjab > Varied History of Punjab. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Sarbat Khalsa was again called and Sada Kaur again pursueded Sikhs to fight till the last man. This time even muslims were not spared by Shah zaman forces and he won Gujarat very easily.
		Shah Zaman attacked Lahore and sikhs were sorrounded from all sides, they had to fight a grim battle.
		The moment Zaman Shah left, Ranjit singh pursued his foces and cought them unawares near Gujranwala.
	www.1upindia.com /states/punjab/history.html (3321 words)

	Links.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Shah in the vicinity of modern Kan-dahar (1151).
		Shah and his army marched on Herat where an oath of allegiance, in exchange for the governorship of Herat, was extracted from a
		Zaman Shah: he was able to unseat his brother, Mahmud, and force him to flee Herat; he secured a treaty with the Amir of Bokhara in
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	THE UNIQUE SPIRIT OF SIKHSIM
		Shah Zaman, as soon as he succeeded his father Taimur, announced his intention of re-establishing the Afghan empire in India.
		Finally Ranjit Singh was chosen as the supreme commander of the Khalsa forces for the purpose of confronting Shal Zaman who had occupied Lahore by January 1797.
		Shah Zaman once again invaded India during the autumn of 1798.
	www.panthkhalsa.org /raj/raj_puratan2.php (1289 words)

	Pejmanesque: BOOK REVIEW--THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
		Before Shah Zaman leaves his court in order to go to his brother's, he finds that his wife has made a cuckold of him with a slave.
		Saddened and humiliated, Shah Zaman goes to his brother's court, but is downcast and depressed.
		The names of the major characters are in Persian; Shahriyar means "friend of the city," Shah Zaman means "king of the age," Shahrazad means "city-liberator" and Dunyazad means "world-liberator." Shahriyar and Shah Zaman are said to be descended from a king of the "Banu Sasan," which refers to the Persian Sassanid dynasty.
	www.pejmanesque.com /archives/003985.html (1420 words)

	Crimes against Humanity
		During the interrogation he informed the police of his anti-Ahmadiyya stance and stated that he, along with some others, picked up the doctor from his residence and murdered him the same night and left his dead body in the stream of Palkhu nulla.
		The murder gang comprised Zaman Shah, Irshad Ahmad, Abid Hussain, Mohammad Boota, Nadeem Abbas and Asif Sindhi.
		Zaman Shah admitted to the press to have committed the murder.
	www.thepersecution.org /archive/pl_crimes.html (7651 words)

	Zaman Shah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Zaman Shah, el quinto hijo de Timur Shah era el Shah de Afganistán a partir de 1793 hasta 1801.
		Los Británicos indujeron al Shah de Persia que invada Durrani, frustrando sus planes forzándolo proteger sus propias tierras.
		English version: Zaman Shah Next: Ataque lateral del canal Up
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/za/Zaman%20Shah.htm (258 words)

	Swat Rulers
		Syed Akbar Shah was born in 1793- ruled Swat till 1857.
		His great grand father Syed Zaman Shah went from Buner to Sethana and after that the family extended from Buner, Malka and Swat to Sethana.
		Infact Akhund Sahib during the life of Syed Akbar Shah started saying that he would not support the family after the death of Badshah Sahib keeping in mind the circumstances and future planning for take over by his family.
	www.angelfire.com /pa5/sethana/sethana.htm (909 words)

	Chapter 2<BR>Persia 1800-1830<BR>the Restoration
		Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 and the Afghan Zaman Shah's repeated wars in the Punjab aroused British fears for their possessions in India.
		Persia was seen by Britain as a potential check on both these threats and a mission was sent to Persia from India in 1801.
		But when Zaman Shah was deposed and Britain made peace with Napoleon, these feelers were not followed through.
	www.jsenterprises.com /john/thesis/chapter2.htm (978 words)

	Agha Humayun Amin
		The comparison with Zia is unfair since Bhutto never requested Zia to recover the Chivas glass; on the contrary Shah Zaman requested Ranjit to take care of his guns since he had to call off his invasion of India and proceed in emergent circumstances back to Afghanistan.
		Four were recovered later in 1822-23 and kept in Lahore since Shah Zaman was no longer the king.
		Ranjit was a much greater man than Zia; a born soldier who fought battles and ejected the Afghans who were cursed by Mir Taqi Mir for looting the muslims of Delhi in the period 1757 to 1761.
	www.defencejournal.com /nov98/letter2.htm (614 words)

	Protesters block GT Road: Villager killed in police raid -DAWN - National; August 28, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The villagers placed the body of Shah Zaman on the main road, blocking it and service roads for all kinds of traffic.
		Imtiaz Ali, son of Mohammad Zaman, told newsmen that a police party headed by CIA in charge Farman raided the Banda Nabi village to arrest some accused suspected to be the involved in the GT Road hold-ups a few days back.
		He said the victim’s parents had lodged an FIR and they had mentioned that when the police entered their house, Shah Zaman tried to climb up the wall and was fired upon from the other side.
	www.dawn.com /2003/08/28/nat10.htm (401 words)

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