1801 - 1803 H.M. Inayat-i-Ilahi Padshah-i-Adl Gustar Khusrawi 'Alam Panah Mazhar-i-Lutfu'llah Zill-i-Haq Sultan Mahmud Shah Bahadur, Dur-i-Durran, Padshah of Afghanistan (first time) - see below.
1801 - 1803 and 1809 - 1818 H.M. Inayat-i-Ilahi Padshah-i-Adl Gustar Khusrawi 'Alam Panah Mazhar-i-Lutfu'llah Zill-i-Haq Sultan Mahmud Shah Bahadur, Dur-i-Durran, Padshah of Afghanistan, fifteenth son of H.M. Inayat-i-Ilahi Sultan Timur Shah Bahadur, Padshah-i-Ghazi, Dur-i-Durran, Padshah of Afghanistan, by his fifth wife, a lady of the Yusufzai clan. Proclaimed at Kabul on the deposition of his elder half-brother, 25th July 1801. Deposed by his elder brother Shuja ul-Mulk, 13th July 1803. Restored 3rd May 1809, but lost Kabul again in 1818. Continued his rule at Herat. m. several wives, including (a) as her first husband, Gauhar Begum (m. second, H.H. Amiral-Mumenin Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan). He d. before 22nd June 1830, having had issue, including one son and two daughters:
1) H.R.H. Shahzada Kamran Shah, Durr-i-Durran. Governor of Herat 1826-1842. Withstood a Persian siege lasting ten months from the winter of 1837 to the summer of 1838. m. at Sistan, 1801, a daughter of Bahram Khan. He was k. at Kuhsan May, 1842, having had issue, ten sons and several daughters, including:
a) Shahzada Jahangir Mirza. b. 1810. Settled in Persia 1842. He d. after 1855, having had issue, two sons:
b) Shahzada Saif ul-Mulk. Settled in Persia 1842. He d. after 1855, having had issue, two sons.
c) Shahzada Sa'adat ul-Mulk. Settled in Persia 1842.
d) Shahzada Alamgir Mirza. Settled in Persia 1842, later went to India. He d. after 1855, having had issue, one son.
e) Shahzada Ahmad 'Ali. b. 1815. Settled in Persia 1842, later went to India. He d. after 1855, having had issue, one son.
f) Shahzada Jalal ud-din Mirza. Settled in Persia 1842. He d. after 1855, having had issue, one son.
g) Shahzada Sikandar Mirza. Settled in Persia 1842. He d. at Tehran, 1846.
h) Shahzada Shihab Mirza. Settled in Persia 1842. He d. after 1855, having had issue, one son.
i) Shahzada Zaman Mirza. He d. at Tehran, 1846.
j) Shahzada Nadir Mirza. Settled in Persia 1842, but later went to Baghdad. He d. after 1855, having had issue, one son:
i) Shahzada Kamgar.
1) H.R.H. Shahzadi Ruqiya Begum. m. before 1816, her first cousin, Shahzada Malik Qasim, son of H.R.H. Shahzada Haji Firuz ud-din Mirza, sometime Governor of Herat - see above.
1818 - 1819 H.M. Inayat-i-Ilahi Padshah Sultan 'Ali Shah Bahadur, Dur-i-Durran, Padshah of Afghanistan, second son of H.M. Inayat-i-Ilahi Sultan Timur Shah Bahadur, Padshah-i-Ghazi, Dur-i-Durran, Padshah of Afghanistan, by his second wife, Shahzadi Gauhar un-nisa Afraz Banu Begum Sahiba [Muhammadi Zuhra Begum], elder daughter of H.M. 'Abu'l-'Adil 'Aziz ud-din Muhammad 'Alamgir II Sahib-i-Qiran Padshah Ghazi, Emperor of India. Proclaimed at Kabul on the second deposition of his younger half-brother, Mahmud Shah, in 1818. Deposed by his elder brother, 1819. He was k. in his bed-chamber at the Bala Hisar, Kabul, by Shahzada Ismail, son of Ayub Shah, 1819, having had issue, three sons:
1819 - 1823 H.M. Inayat-i-Ilahi Padshah Ayub Shah Bahadur, Dur-i-Durran, Padshah of Afghanistan, eldest son of H.M. Inayat-i-Ilahi Sultan Timur Shah Bahadur, Padshah-i-Ghazi, Dur-i-Durran, Padshah of Afghanistan, by his first wife, a lady of the Popalzai clan. Deposed his younger half-brother and ascended the throne at Kabul, 1819. Deposed and imprisoned by Sardar Pur Dil Khan Barakzai, 1823. Imprisoned and tortured until he handed over funds and treasure amounting to one lakh of rupees. Escaped to the Punjab with the help of Nawab Zaman Khan. He d. (presumed tortured and killed by the Barakzai), ca. 1st October 1837, having had issue, seven sons:
1) Shahzada Ismail Mirza. He was k. in the Audience Hall of the Bala Hisar, Kabul, by Sardar Pur Dil Khan Barakzai, 1823, having had issue:
a) Shahzada Sultan Muhammad [Mahmud Khan].
2) Shahzada Pir Muhammad Mirza. He had issue, two sons:
a) Shahzada Taj Muhammad.
b) Shahzada Rustam 'Ali.
3) Shahzada Sher Muhammad Mirza. m. Shaukat Sultan Begum (d. after 1st January 1874). He d. before 26th June 1866, having had issue, one son:
(3) Shahzada Muhammad Jalil Durrani. m. (first) Bibi Zainab. m. (second) Bibi Khatul, a Popalzai lady. He has issue, two sons:
(a) Shahzada Mustafa Durrani (s/o Bibi Zainab).
(b) Shahzada 'Ali Durrani (s/o Bibi Khatul).
(4) Shahzada Maslah ud-din Durrani. m. Hanisa Begum. He has issue, three sons:
(a) Shahzada Harris Durrani.
(b) Shahzada Arash Durrani.
(c) Shahzada Yusuf Durrani.
(1) Shahzadi Habiba Begum.
a) Shahzadi Sharaf Sultan Hukumat Begum. m. Colonel Sardar Muhammad Yusuf Khan (b. 1855), sometime Governor at Herat, eldest son of Sardar Yahya Khan, Governor of Kabul, by his wife, Hamdan Sultana Begum, eldest daughter of Sardar Muhammad Akbar Khan Ghazi, sometime Chief Minister of Afghanistan. She had issue - see Afghanistan (Telai).
b) Shahzadi … Begum.
5) Shahzada Ahmad Shah Mirza. m. Hamida Begum. He had issue, one son:
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