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Ahmed Shah's Tomb, from Khirka Sharif, 1880

Photograph by Benjamin Simpson (1831-1923), 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880), 1880.

The tomb of Ahmad Shah Durrani (1722-1772) was built in Kandahar. The creator of the Durrani Empire, he is regarded by many as the founder of modern Afghanistan.

From an album of 34 photographs.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1951-01-43-24

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1951-01-43-24