Zarghona Anna (died 1772), also written as Zarghona Anaa also known as Zarguna Begum Alakozai was an Afghan

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

. She was the mother of

Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shāh Durrānī (; ; – 4 June 1772), also known as Ahmad Shāh Abdālī (), was the first ruler and founder of the Durrani Empire. He is often regarded as the founder of modern Afghanistan. Throughout his reign, Ahmad Shah fought ov ...

(r. 1747–1772). Her

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is located in the Kohak village of

Arghandab District Arghandab (Pashto/) is a district in the central part of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Panjwai and Khakrez districts to the west, Shah Wali Kot District to the north and east and Kandahar District to the east and south. The p ...

in southern Kandahar Province of

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, a short distance to the west of

Baba Wali Kandhari Baba Wali Kandhari was a Sufi '' pir'' who was born in 1476 at Kandahar. In about 1498, he moved to Hasan Abdal to the western side of mountains. The terrain was hilly and natural fountains used to flow from the ground. Encounter with Guru Nanak ...

's historical site., Menafal Show, April 23, 2024 (@57:45) Zarghona Anna was the daughter of Khalu Khan Alakozai and was married to Seman Khan. Her son took control of the Afghan throne in

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in 1747. She was active as a poet, and enjoyed great respect for her ability as a poet and her strict adherence to the

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moral code. She is known to have had great influence over the affairs of state through her son; she controlled Kandahar and acted as a mediator in

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tribal conflicts in place of her son when he was on

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. A number of

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in Afghanistan are named in her honor.

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* (Radio Television Afghanistan, Mar. 31, 2024) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anaa, Zarghona Afghan women poets 1772 deaths Durrani dynasty 18th-century Afghan poets

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