Nader Shah's invasion of India

Invasion of Northern India
Part of the Naderian Wars

Representation of Nader Shah at the sack of Delhi
Date10 May 1738–1740
Location
Result Persian victory[a][b][3]
Territorial
changes
The Persian Empire[c][3] annexes all lands west of the Indus river and establishes hegemony over the region
Belligerents
Afsharid Empire
Commanders and leaders
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 neighboring Ottoman Empire, but also the further campaigns in the North Caucasus and Central Asia.[5]

  1. ^ Axworthy 2006, p. 4.
  2. ^ a b Axworthy 2006, p. 3.
  3. ^ a b Mikaberidze, Alexander, ed. (2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 271–272.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference br was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Axworthy 2006, p. 177.


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