Attempted assassination of Ahmad Shah Durrani

Assassination Plot against Ahmad Shah Durrani
Datec. 1748
Location
Shamali Shahr, near Kandahar, Durrani Empire
Result Plot suppressed
Belligerents
Durrani Empire Afghan tribal chiefs
Commanders and leaders
Ahmad Shah Durrani
  • Nur Muhammad Khan Alizai 
  • Muhabbat Khan Popalzai 
  • Kadu Khan 
  • Osman Khan Topchibashi 
Casualties and losses
None all executed

Around 1748, a failed assassination attempt of Ahmad Shah Durrani was made by dissident Afghan chiefs during the early consolidation of the Durrani Empire.

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