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husband,so that she might become mother to another son like Azad
Khan, who might have great qualities of bravery of an Afghan;
the Afghan woman replied there would be no such man as Ahmed
Shah, to whom a son like Timour-a just and a good king may be
born, nor would there be another Haji Karim Dad Khan, her decea-
sed husband from whom a son like Azad Khan was to be born. The
reply pleased the king greatly and she was highly honoured. The
small son of Azad Khan went to Kandahar and lived during the reign
of Timour Shah.
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TIMOUR SHAH DURRANI AND THE PLAN OF
VAZIR SHAH WALI KHAN.
ARTICLE FORTY THIRDTH
About the events of the Saduzai dynasty, the events of the
coming upon the throne of Ahmed Shah Durrani, and
the reasons of the plans of Vazir Shah Wali Khan it is impossible
to arrive at a denifite conclusion. The real and the hidden meaning
differ, and as documents in this connection are few and for between
are quite vague on's judgement ought to be carefully weighed.
* * *
Although the number of wives and the sons of His Majesty
Ahmed Shah Durrani are not correctly known, yet he is said to
have had six sons, whose names are given below: Prince Timour,
Prince Sulaiman; Prince Sikandar, Prince Shahab, Prince Darab and
Prince Parwaiz. Prince Timour was the eldest son of Ahmed Shah,
whose mother belonged to Bahsood of Jalalabad. This prince had been
appointed first as governor of the Punjab and then of Herat during
the life time of his father. These appointments showed the impor-
tance of this prince in the eyes of his father.
* * *
It is related that Ahmed Shah prior to his going out for a
rest towards the Tobah mountains from Kandahar in the year 1187,
A.H. (about 45 miles east of Kandahar) convened a meeting of his
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