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Babylon to Kot Sultan

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 Babylon to Kot Sultan Dr. Agha Inamullah Khan Chapter 10 Amir Sultan Muhammad Khan Babar’s Farewell to Afghanistan & forefathers’ link with the Royal Afghan house of Durrani Kings Amir Sultan Muhammad Khan Babar/Baburi was related to Durrani Kings through his grandfather Nur Muhammad Khan Baburi whose daughters were married to King Timur Shah Durrani & King Shah Zaman Durrani.1 Most of the books reviewed by the author; the historians have mentioned Babar clan as Baburi. Following Ahmed Shah Abdali (Durrani’s) death at the age of 50 from a malignant wound he had sustained on his nose during the battle in India; the Afghan Durranis encountered power struggles, conspiracies, and succession disputes. His son King Timur Shah Durrani, and the succeeding Kings Zaman Shah and Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk faced challenges from other Durrani princes, during their respective reigns leading to rebellions and power struggles. Since Durrani Empire was a tribal confederation, hence various tribes ...