| Name(s) |
NADIR SHAH
- a.k.a. Nader Qoli Beg |
| Date of
Birth |
August 06, 1688 OR
October 22, 1688
(some say 1698) – Dastgerd (Khorasan), Iran |
| Date of
Death |
June 19, 1747 |
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Identity |
He ruled as Shah of
Iran from 1736 to 1747 |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- February 13, 1739: He defeated the Mughal army at the huge Battle
of Karnal on this day.
After this victory, Nadir Shah captured Mohammad
Shah, the Mughal Ruler, and entered with
him into Delhi.
- March 22, 1739: Based on the rumours that Nadir had been assassinated,
some of the Indians attacked and killed Persian troops.
Nadir reacted by ordering his soldiers to plunder the city,
leading to killings of 20,000 to 30,000 Indians on
this day by the
Persian troops, forcing Mohammad Shah to beg for mercy.
- May 1739: The Persian troops left Delhi at the beginning of May
1739 carrying with them thousands of elephants, horses and
camels, loaded with their loot. The plunder seized
from India was so rich that Nadir stopped taxation in Iran
for a period of three years following his return.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- Also referred to as the Napoleon of Persia
or the Second Alexander.
- He idolized Genghis Khan and Timur, the
previous conquerors and plunderers from Central Asia. He
imitated their military prowess and their cruelty.
- For Delhi and North India, Nadir Shah was a
synonym of calamity, that was much more dangerous
than any natural calamity.
- In Punjab, the mothers used to tame their
children to stop non-sense lest Nadir Shah
should come.
- Moreover, every common Punjabi used to accept this fact
that all what he or she had eaten belonged to him or her,
rest everything could be taken away by Nadir Shah.
- On the pretext of his Afghan enemies taking refuge in
India, he dared cross the border and capture Ghazni, Kabul,
Peshawar, Sindh and Lahore.
- Thereafter he advanced deeper into India crossing
the river Indus.
- Nadir Shah agreed to withdraw only upon Mohammad Shah
handing over the keys of his royal treasury,
including the Peacock Throne to the Persian
emperor. The Peacock Throne thereafter served as a
symbol of Persian imperial might.
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