Ayesha Durrani | |
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Born | late-18th century Afghanistan |
Occupation | Poet |
Notable works | ديوان عايشه (Collected Poems of Aisha Durrani) |
Spouse | Tīmūr Shāh Durrānī |
Ayesha Durrani, also known as Aisha-i-Durani and Aisha Durrani (18th-century) was an Afghan poet, one of the wives of Timur Shah Durrani of the Durrani Empire. A number of her poems were compiled into a manuscript in 1882, and Durrani is credited with founding the first school for girls in Afghanistan.