History of the Pashtun people
Thomas Edward Lawrence, byname Lawrence of Arabia was a British archaeological scholar, military strategist, and author best known for his legendary war activities in the Middle East during World War I and for his account of those activities in ‘The Seven Pillars of Wisdom’ (1926). Lawrence arrived at Miranshah, an outpost in Waziristan near the … Read more
Ahmad Shah Abdali, ca.1840 (made). Place of origin : Punjab. Inscribed in Persian : “Picture of Ahmad Shah King of Turan”. Victoria and Albert Museum Ahmad Shah Durrani was attempting to form alliance of Muslim Central Asian Khanates and Kazaks in order to mount military campaign against the Qing expansion into Central Asia. The powerful … Read more
In 1725 AD, Ashraf Hotak succeeded Shah Mahmud. He started his career in an insecure situation. Because of death of Mahmud, he couldn’t expect any help from Kandahar nor from the Ghilzai leaders who suspected him of Mahmud’s murder. At about that time, court of Constantinople and St. Petersburg were said to be cherishing designs … Read more