The Sack of Delhi occurred from 17 January to 22 February 1757, carried out by the Durrani Empire under the Afghan king Ahmad Shah Durrani. Delhi, the...
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Vikramaditya Sack of Delhi (1739), by the forces of Nader Shah Sack of Delhi (1757), by the forces of Ahmad Shah Durrani Battle of Delhi (1757), fought between...
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Capture of Delhi. Jats sacked Delhi from 9 May to 4 June. Ahmad Shah Durrani invaded North India for the fourth time in early 1757. He entered Delhi in January...
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This is a list of wars involving Afghanistan. دلجو, عباس (2014). تاریخ باستانی هزاره ها. کابل: انتشارات امیری. ISBN 9936801504. Ritter, William S. (1990)...
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against the Rohillas in the Battle of Delhi (1757), resulting in the Marathas becaming the de-facto rulers of Delhi with Mughal Emperor Alamgir II having...
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Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling...
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Alamgir II (category Emperors of the Mughal Empire)
in the unstable and outlawed eastern regions of the Punjab. He then marched towards Delhi, in January 1757, the Mughal Emperor Alamgir II with courtiers...
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military detachment to sack the town of Amritsar, which destroyed the Harmandir Sahib and massacred the Sikh population. In May 1757, Ahmad Shah appointed...
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forces to sack Delhi during his invasions of India. February 1 – King Louis XV of France dismisses his two most influential advisers. His Secretary of State...
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of Tarain, the Rajputs under Prithviraj Chauhan defeated the Ghurid empire. 1192 – Second Battle of Tarain, Delhi sacked by Muhammad Ghori. The Delhi...
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Afghan–Maratha War (redirect from Maratha conquest of North-west (1758))
rulers. The Marathas liberated Delhi in August 1757. They decisively defeated the Rohillas near Delhi in 1758. In the Punjab, Adina Beg Khan, along with...
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Punjab, causing his sixth invasion. Durrani occupation of Delhi (1757) Battle of Bharatpur (1757) It was fought between Jats and Abdali's forces. Maharaja...
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a musket. The city of Delhi was sacked for several days. An enormous fine of 20 million rupees was levied on the people of Delhi. Muhammad Shah handed...
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year 1757 in India. National income - ₹9,322 million January – Recapture of Calcutta. Battle of Plassey. Sack of Delhi. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates;...
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The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent...
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Hazrat Begum (category Daughters of emperors)
marrying an old wreck of sixty and Alamgir II did not succeed in marrying her. In April 1757, after sacking the imperial capital of Delhi, the Durrani king...
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Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji (category Rulers of Bengal)
Khalji's sack of a Buddhist monastery, which the author equates in his description with a city he calls "Bihar", from the soldiers' use of the word vihara...
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Barh (section Peace Treaty of Barh)
part of the Barh Assembly constituency under the Munger Lok Sabha constituency. It is also the oldest subdivision in India. In 1495, after the sack of Patna...
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started robbing. His reckless bravery added companions in his act. In March 1757, He earned his first horse by ditching Ahmad Shah Durrani's troops. When...
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Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III (category Grand viziers of the Mughal Empire)
Delhi in January 1757 and imprisoned emperor Alamgir II. He attempted to impose an alliance on the Mughals by marrying Hadrat Begum, the daughter of Muhammad...
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Badshah Begum (category Daughters of emperors)
ultimately failed to win her. In April 1757, the Durrani king Ahmed Shah Abdali, after sacking the imperial capital of Delhi, desired to marry Princess Hazrat...
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Sahiba Mahal (category Year of birth unknown)
wreck of sixty and Alamgir II did not succeed in marrying her. In April 1757, the Durrani king Ahmad Shah, after sacking the imperial capital of Delhi, desired...
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Ahmed Shah Durrani married her himself. In April 1757, after sacking the imperial capital of Delhi, he married the deceased Emperor Muhammad Shah's 16-year-old...
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Hari Singh Dhillon (category Year of birth missing)
Sikh Misls in attacks on Lahore in 1758 and 1760. In 1757 Ahmed Shah Abdali raided Punjab and Delhi. Hari Singh joined hands with other Sikh Misls to counter...
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Muhammad Shah (redirect from Muhammad Shah of Mughal Empire)
irreversible decline of the Mughal Empire that was exacerbated by Nader Shah's invasion of India and the sacking of Delhi in 1739. The course of events not only...
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delegation to Delhi to Emperor Alamgir II, asking for recognition and allegiance. Both of them came to terms, and Sukh Jiwan was granted the title of Raja (King)...
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Durrani Empire (category Former monarchies of India)
India on eight occasions, subjugating parts of Kashmir and the majority of Punjab. In early 1757, he sacked Delhi, but permitted Mughal emperor Alamgir II...
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which he then delivered to Sultan of Delhi, Qutubuddin Aibak. Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji demolished ancient centers of learning at Nalanda and Vikramshila...
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conclusion of the 6 month-long siege. Also in 1398, the elder Tamerlane and Multan's Governor Khizr Khan together sacked Delhi. The sack of Delhi lead to...
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Adina Beg Khan (category Year of birth missing)
ransack Delhi. Adina, accompanied by Sadiq Beg and Jamal-ud-Din abandoned his positions and fled to Hansi. The Afghans successfully sacked Delhi in 1757, and...
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