The First King Of Afghanistan | Ahmad Shah Durrani Documentary

Ahmad Shah Durrani, the man unanimously known by Afghans as ‘Baba’ or ‘Father’, single-handedly creating the modern nation-state of Afghanistan. Over the course of his 25 year reign, he pulled together different tribes and ethnicities in a bid to create an empire out of the political malaise that engulfed 18th century Persia and India. His conquests would take him from eastern Iran to northern India, in the process establishing the last of the great Afghan Empires.

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Aakash Gandhi - Invincible:
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AShamaluevMusic - Serious Documentary Music:
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Kevin MacLeod - Big Mojo Vadodara:
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Kevin MacLeod - Death of Kings 2:
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Qais Essar - Sohbat Kabul Kawe:
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Qais Essar - Shahkoko Jaan:
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Qais Essar - Love Letters to the Moon in Teentaal:
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SYBS - At Odds:
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Ugonna Onyekwe - Passage:
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Yung Logos - Epic Journey:
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0:00 Intro
0:44 16th Century to 1747 Afghanistan
3:45 Durrani Rise to Power
5:40 Afghan Birth Story
7:15 Establishing a State
9:39 1747-1752
13:23 India the Cash Cow
17:07 Sikhs Troubles & His Final Years
19:27 Father of Afghanistan
20:09 Outro