Sultan Shahpur Durrani

Sultan Shahpur Durrani سلطان شاهپور دراني
His Majesty, Grace of God, King Sultan Shahpur the Brave, Abdali, Pearl of the Pearls, King of Afghanistan [a]
Emir of Kabul
Reign	12 October 1842 – December 1842
Predecessor	Fateh Jang Durrani
Successor	Wazir Akbar Khan
Died	1884 (1885) Peshawar, British Raj
Issue	Alamgir Mirza
House	Durrani
Father	Shuja Shah Durrani
Mother	Wafa Begum
Religion	Sunni Islam
Military career
Battles / wars	First Anglo-Afghan War

Sultan Shahpur Durrani, ^[b] (died 1884) also known as Prince Shahpur, ^[1] was briefly the ruler of Afghanistan following the abdication of his full brother, Fateh Jang Durrani. Shahpur declared himself king, but soon chose to surrender, and be succeeded by Wazir Akbar Khan. ^{[2] [3]} Shahpur fled to Ludhiana, and died in Peshawar.

Early life

Shahpur was born to Shuja Shah Durrani, the former King of Afghanistan, and to Wafa Begum. He was the favorite son of Shuja Shah, and the governor of Kabul. ^{[1] : 282}

After his father's death, he rushed to the Bala Hissar to protect the women and children of the royal family, while ignoring his father's dead corpse that had been left untouched for 24 hours. ^{[1] : 283}

Reign

Shahpur ruled for less than a month before being expelled by his own nobles at the request of Wazir Akbar Khan.

Notes

1. Persian: اعلی حضرت عنایت الهی پادشاه سلطان شاهپور بهادر ابدالی در دران پادشاه افغانستان, romanized: A'lā Hazrat Ināyat-i Ilāhī Pādishāh Sultān Shāhpūr Bahādur Abdālī Durr-i Durrān, Pādishāh-i Afghānistān
2. • Pashto: سلطان شاهپور دراني, romanized: Sultān Šāhpur Durrāni [sul.t̪ɑnʃɑ(h).puɾd̪u.ɾɑ.ni]
   • Persian: سلطان شاهپور درانی, romanized: Sultān Shāhpūr Durrānī [sʊl̪.t̪ʰɑ́ːnʃɑː(ʱ).pʰúːɾd̪ʊɾ.ɾɑːˈníː]

References

1. Dalrymple, William (2014). Return of A King The Battle for Afghanistan. Bloomsbury. ISBN   9781408831595.
2. Lee 2019, p. 295. sfn error: no target: CITEREFLee2019 (help)
3. "AFGHANISTAN x. Political History". Encyclopedia Iranica. Meanwhile, Shah Šoǰāʿ, having lost British protection, was put to death on 23 Ṣafar 1258/5 April 1842. His son Fatḥ Jang declared himself king but finally decided to abdicate and retreat with Pollock's army. He left on the throne one of his brothers, Šāhpūr, who remained there only as long as it took Dōst Moḥammad to return to the capital (1259/1843).