Tomb of Ahmad Shah Abdali, 1880 (photos taken by Benjamin Simpson)

 

The Persian inscription engraved on the tomb of Ahmad Shah Durrani is proof of the admiration and respect that his people bore him. It read as : "Ahmad Shah Durrani was a great king ! so great was the fear of his justice that the lion and deer were fed in one place. The ear of his enemies were always filled by the rumours of his conquests. When he died, the Hijra year was 1186."

Tomb of Ahmad Shah Abdali from south west bastion of citadel, Kandahar, 1880. Photo by Benjamin Simpson. Source

Tomb of Ahmad Shah Abdali, Kandahar, 1880. Photo by Benjamin Simpson. Farrukh Husain collection. Source