The Sadozai are a lineage of the Popalzay clan of the Abdali tribe of the Pashtun. The lineage takes its name from its ancestor, Sado Khan. Popalzay or Popalzai is the name of the Pashtun clan that is part of the larger Durrani tribe from which the first king of Afghanistan Ahmad Shah Durrani originated. ... This page has been deleted, and should not be re-created without a good reason. ... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, ethnic Afghan, or Pathan) are an ethno-linguistic group consisting mainly of eastern Iranian stock living primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan, and the North West Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Baluchistan provinces of Pakistan. ...

The Sadozai rose to power at the death of Nadir Shah in 1747, when the Sadozai King Ahmed Shah Abdali united the Afghan tribes under his rule. He became the founder of the Afghan Kingdom that lasted until 1978. He was probably the only King in Afghan history who held the allegiances of a massive majority of the Pashtun tribes. Ahmad Shah took the title Durr-i-Durran, “Pearl of pearls”, and the early kingdom is known as the Durrani Empire. The Sadozai ruled Afghanistan until 1823, and briefly between 1839 and 1842. They also ruled Kashmir from 1752 to 1819. Nadir Shah’s portrait from the collection of Smithsonian Institute Nadir Shah (Persian: نادر شاه) (Nadir Qoli Beg (Persian: نادر قلی بیگ), also Tahmasp-Qoli Khan (Persian: تهماسپ قلی خان) also Nadir Shah Afshar (Persian: نادر شاه افشار) ) (October 22, 1688 - June 19, 1747) ruled as Shah of Iran (1736–47) and was the founder of the short-lived Turkic Afsharid... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... Ahmad Shah Durrani Ahmad Shah Abdali (c. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Durrani Empire was a state in present day Afghanistan. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For the dispute concerning this region, see Kashmir conflict Shown in green is the region under Pakistani administration. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Some Sudhan's claim to be part of the Sadozai clan but this has not yet been historically or genetically proven and is thought to be highly unlikely as the Sudhan's in looks resemble their Indian counterparts and their language (Pahari) linguistically is a Punjabi dialect and not related to any of the Afghan Indo-Iranian branch of languages. Sudhan tribe members are found in Poonch District of Kashmir, Dera Ghazi Khan and Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province, Quetta in the Baluchistan Province, Sialkot, Lahore and Rawalpindi in the Punjab and in Karachi in Sindh Province of Pakistan. ...