Durrani Empire/reign of Ahmad Shah Durrani 1747%e2%80%931772

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

    The “paper tiger” hero, James Bond, offering the whites a triumphant image of themselves, is saying what many whites want desperately to hear reaffirmed: I am still the White Man, lord of the land, licensed to kill, and the world is still an empire at my feet.
    Eldridge Cleaver (b. 1935)

    I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to reign over!
    Elizabeth I (1533–1603)

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