Ahmad Shah Durrani

Ahmad Shah Durrani – Father of Modern Afghanistan by Dr. Ganda Singh is online. The book resulted in award of a PhD to the author in 1954. Following are its table of contents:

• Rise of Abdali’s
• Early life of Ahmad Shah Baba
• Election and coronation
• Occupation of Kabul and Peshawar
• First invasion of India
• Battle of Manupur
• Second invasion of India
• Annexation of Herat
• Campaign and conquest of Khorasan
• Third invasion of India – Conquest of Punjab and Kashmir
• Some minor affairs
• Upheavel in Punjab – Death of Mir Mannu
• Fourth invasion of India – Punjab and Delhi affairs
• Expedition against Jatts
• Taimur Shah Durrani in Punjab
• Rebellion of Naseer Khan of Kalat
• Minor expeditions in Punjab
• Fifth invasion of India – Struggle with Marhattas
• Battle of Panipat (January 14, 1761)
• Affairs at home (1760-61)
• Sixth invasion of India – Ghalughara (1762)
• Seventh invasion of India – Struggle for domination of Punjab
• Eighth invasion of India – Loss of Punjab
• Last campaigns to Balkh and Bukhara, Punjab, and Khorasan (1768-1770)
• Last days and death of Ahmad Shah
• Ahmad Shah – The man and his achievements
• Appendices
  • Civil administration
  • Military administration
  • Ahmad Shah and the East India company
  • Geneaological table of Ahmad Shah Durrani
  • Descendants and successors of Ahmad Shah: Taimur to Mahmood
  • The Sikhs
  • Chronology of Ahmad Shah’s life
  • Bibliographic notes
  • Bibliography
  • Click here to download the book