Tomb of Timur Shah Durrani

The tomb of Timur Shah Durrani (Maqbara-i-Timur Shah) is located in Kabul and was built in 1815.[1]

It is the mausoleum of Timur Shah Durrani, who was the second ruler of the Durrani Empire, from 1772-1793. In 1776 Timur Shah chose Kabul as the capital of Afghanistan, which was Kandehar until then.[2] He was born in 1748, in Meshed , Iran and died in 1793 in Kabul.[3]

The mausoleum was heavily damaged during the Afghan Civil War. It was fully restored with the aid of the Aga Khan Development Network in 2012.[4][5] On 19 October 2012 Hamed Karzai, president at the time re-opened the mausoleum.[6]

This is where the son of Ahmad Shah Durrani of the eighteenth century is buried. He unified different parts of Afghanistan.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Afghanistan Significant Site 112. Kabul - Timur Shah Mausoleum". www.cemml.colostate.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  2. Wright, Colin. "Timur Shah's Mosque [sic. for tomb, Kabul]". www.bl.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  3. "Timur Shah Durrani (1748-1793) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. "Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance". Akdn.org. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  5. "President Karzai Inaugurates King Timur Shah Durrani Mausoleum - Office of the President". President.gov.af. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  6. "Kabul's Timur Shah Mausoleum opened by President Karzai and the Aga Khan | Aga Khan Development Network". www.akdn.org. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  7. "Timur Shah Mausoleum Restoration". Archnet. Retrieved 2020-05-29.

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