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Shuja reigned for forty-one years, during which Chitral enjoyed an unprecedented period of internal peace. He journeyed outside of the [[Hindu kush|Hindu Kush]] region, visiting various parts of India and meeting a number of fellow rulers, as well making the [[Hajj]] to [[Arabia]] and meeting [[Ibn Saud]]I. He was invited to the [[Delhi Durbar]] in January 1903.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chitral|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31447/31447-h/31447-h.htm|publisher=Project Gutenberg}}</ref> Shuja ul-Mulk sent his sons abroad to acquire a modern education. The princes travelled to far-off places such as [[Aligarh]] and [[Dehradun]] accompanied by the sons of notables who were schooled at state expense.<ref name="Chitral, A Study in Statecraft">{{harvnb|Pastakia|2004}}</ref> He supported the British during the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War]] in 1919, during which four of his sons and the [[Chitral Bodyguard|Chitral State Bodyguard]] served in several actions guarding the border against invasion.