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Wednesday 20 August, 2008
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Nadir Shah

Nadir Shah can be described as the most brutal invader ever to loot and butcher Hindustan.


Very few know , he was invited by the mughal governor of Awadh to come to India and teach the mughals a lession,


The 'then' mughal emperor was the grandson of Auranzeb.


He surrenderd to Nadir shah's 1,25,000 head count army without giving a decent fight .


Nadirshah was astonished to see the wealth at chandni chowk market and the hospitality showered by the local public who generally viewed his arrival as a possitive step. He was the protector of Islam and saviour from the ever growing strength of Marathas. However,  It is said, somebody fired a bullet to him that instigated his anger . He later went ahead to teach the whole delhi a lesson. For 2 days straight his amrmy indulged into looting and massacre.


When he left delhi to Iran , he carried so much wealth and jwellery it took 100 plus elephants to carry it !!


 

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