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 Representation of Nader Shah at the sack of Delhi | |||||||||
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 Afsharid Empire | |||||||||
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Nader Shah Morteza Mirza Afshar Ahmad Shah Abdali |
 Muhammad Shah Zakariya Khan Bahadur | ||||||||
Emperor Nader Shah, the Shah of Iran (1736–1747) and the founder of the Afsharid dynasty, invaded Northern India, eventually attacking Delhi in March 1739. His army had easily defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and would eventually capture the Mughal capital in the aftermath of the battle.[4]
Nader Shah's victory against the weak and crumbling Mughal Empire in the far east meant that he could afford to turn back and resume war against Persia's archrival, the neighbouring Ottoman Empire, but also the further campaigns in the North Caucasus and Central Asia.[5]
The loss of the Mughal treasury, which was carried back to Persia, dealt the final blow to the effective power of the Mughal Empire in India.
- ^ Axworthy 2006, p. 4.
- ^ a b Axworthy 2006, p. 3.
- ^ a b Mikaberidze, Alexander, ed. (2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 271–272.
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