Durrani Empire/reign of Ahmad Shah Durrani 1747-1772

Famous quotes containing the words empire, reign and/or shah:

    I do not believe I am exaggerating in affirming that the empire of Russia is a country whose inhabitants are the most miserable on earth, because they suffer at one and the same time the evils of barbarism and of civilization.
    Marquis De Custine (1790–1857)

    I am monarch of all I survey;
    My right there is none to dispute;
    From the center all round to the sea
    I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
    O Solitude! where are the charms
    That sages have seen in thy face?
    Better dwell in the midst of alarms,
    Than reign in this horrible place.
    William Cowper (1731–1800)

    Varis Shah says habits don’t die even if we are cut into pieces.
    —Varis Shah (18th cent.)