Sultan Shahpur Durrani

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Sultan Shahpur Durrani
سلطان شاهپور دراني
His Majesty, Grace of God, King Sultan Shahpur the Brave, Abdali, Pearl of the Pearls, King of Afghanistan[a]
Shah of the Durrani Empire
Reign12 October 1842 – December 1842
PredecessorFath Jang Durrani
SuccessorWazir Akbar Khan
Died1884 (1885)
Peshawar, British Raj
IssueAlamgir Mirza
HouseDurrani
FatherShuja Shah Durrani
MotherWafa Begum
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
Battles / warsFirst Anglo-Afghan War Surrendered

Sultan Shahpur Durrani (Pashto[b]: سلطان شاهپور دراني; Persian[c]: سلطان شاهپور درانی) was briefly the ruler of Afghanistan following the abdication of his full brother, Fath Jang Durrani. Shahpur declared himself king, but soon chose to surrender, and be succeeded by Wazir Akbar Khan.[1][2] Shahpur fled to Peshawar and stayed there until his death.

Notes

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  1. ^ Persian: اعلی حضرت عنایت الهی پادشاه سلطان شاهپور بهادر ابدالی در دران پادشاه افغانستان, romanized: A'lā Hazrat Ināyat-i Ilāhī Pādishāh Sultān Shāhpūr Bahādur Abdālī Durr-i Durrān, Pādishāh-i Afghānistān
  2. ^ Pashto pronunciation: [sul.t̪ɑn ʃɑ.pur d̪u.ɾɑ.ni]
  3. ^ Dari pronunciation: [sʊl̪.t̪ʰɑ́ːn ʃɑː.pʰúːɾ d̪ʊɾ.ɾɑːˈníː]

References

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  1. ^ Lee 2019, p. 295.
  2. ^ "AFGHANISTAN x. Political History". Encyclopedia Iranica. Meanwhile, Shah Šoǰāʿ, having lost British protection, was put to death on 23 Ṣafar 1258/5 April 1842. His son Fatḥ Jang declared himself king but finally decided to abdicate and retreat with Pollock's army. He left on the throne one of his brothers, Šāhpūr, who remained there only as long as it took Dōst Moḥammad to return to the capital (1259/1843).