This dissertation traces the history of the Abdali-Durrani tribal confederacy from its putative origins to the career of arguably its most influential historical personality, Ah&dotbelow;mad Shah Durr-i Durran, the "Pearl of Pearls" (r. 1747--72). Drawing upon extensive research of primary sources on the topic such as tribal genealogies, court chronicles, local histories, and other documents, this study examines the process whereby the Abdali-Durrani evolved from a petty Afghan tribal confederacy active in Qandahar, a frontier region of the early modern empires of the Safavids and Mughals, to founders of the autonomous Durrani empire that, at its height under Ah&dotbelow;mad Shah, was one of the most powerful polities in Asia.;Despite the considerable influence of the Abdali-Durrani, the crucial transitional period of the confederacy's history, spanning roughly from 1550 to 1818, remains understudied. "The Pearl of Pearls" is aimed at better understanding this history by exploring neglected topics such as: the construction of the Afghan identity of the Abdali- Durrani; the nature of the confederacy's interactions with the Safavid, Mughal, and Nadirid states; the gradual formation of the Durrani state; the large-scale sedentarization of the Durrani in the reign of Ah&dotbelow;mad Shah and his successors; and the accompanying Persian acculturation of the tribal confederacy's ruling elite. While directed primarily towards supplementing our limited knowledge of the Abdali-Durrani and the early modern Durrani state, this dissertation also considers the enduring legacies of Ah&dotbelow;mad Shah's rule in relation to the modern history of Afghanistan.
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机译：这篇论文追溯了阿卜杜勒-杜拉尼部落同盟的历史，从其公认的起源到可以说是其最有影响力的历史人物，“珍珠明珠”（Ah·dothlow; mad Shah Durr-i Durran）的职业（r。Pearl of Pearls）（r。1747--72）。 。利用关于该主题的主要资源的广泛研究，例如部落家谱，法庭纪事，当地历史和其他文献，本研究考察了Abdali-Durrani从活跃于阿富汗边境地区坎大哈的一个小阿富汗部落联盟演变的过程。 Safavids和Mughals的早期现代帝国，到自治的Durrani帝国的创建者，在其最高统治时期（Ah·mad Shah）之下，是亚洲最强大的政体之一。尽管Abdali-Durrani的影响力很大，联邦历史的关键过渡时期大约在1550年至1818年之间，至今仍未得到充分研究。 “珍珠的珍珠”旨在通过探索被忽视的话题来更好地了解这一历史，例如：建立阿卜杜勒·杜拉尼的阿富汗身份；邦联与萨法维德，莫卧儿和纳迪里德州之间互动的性质；杜兰尼州的逐渐形成；阿德·沙特（Ah·道夫·沙特）和他的继任者统治期间，杜兰尼（Durrani）大规模定居；以及随之而来的波斯人对部落邦联统治精英的培养。虽然主要是为了补充我们对阿卜杜勒-杜拉尼和早期现代杜兰尼国家的有限知识，但本文还考虑了阿德·沙特统治时期与阿富汗近代史有关的持久遗产。
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