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![Hierarchy of Durranī Empire (former nation/state/empire)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Durranī Empire (former nation/state/empire) |
Note: Empire founded by Ahmad Shah Durrani (ca. 1722-1772), which spanned much of Central and South Asia, including present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, as well as parts of Turkmenistan and northeastern Iran. |
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![Hierarchy of Asia (continent)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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former nation/state/empire (preferred, C) |
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1747-1818 |
empire (H) |
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capital is .... |
Kandahar .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Afghanistan, Kandahār) [7002248] |
capital is .... |
Peshāwar .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Asia, Pakistan, Northwest Frontier) [7002453] |
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