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Shoja Shah was a member of Afghanistans Barakzay dynasty, a ruler who ousted Mahmud Shah from power. He ruled from 1803 to 1809.
Shoja allied Afghanistan with Britain in 1809, as a means to defend against a combined invasion of India by Napoleon and Russia.
He was usurped by Mahmud Shah in 1809.
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