Sack of Delhi (1739)

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The Sack of Delhi (1739) was a devastating invasion and plunder of the Mughal capital by Persian ruler Nader Shah, resulting in massive loss of life, immense looting, and a major blow to Mughal power in India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf invasion ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
plunder ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nader Shah’s sack of Delhi ⓘ
Persian invasion of Delhi (1739) ⓘ
Sack of Delhi by Nader Shah ⓘ
belligerentStrength disorganized Mughal forces ⓘ
large, well-disciplined Persian army ⓘ
cause Mughal weakness and internal decline ⓘ
Nader Shah’s need for war booty to finance his army ⓘ
Persian desire to control trade and secure tribute from Mughal territories ⓘ
combatant Mughal Empire ⓘ
Persian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Persia
commander Nader Shah ⓘ
conflict Mughal–Persian War (1738–1739) ⓘ
country India ⓘ
date 1739 ⓘ
economicImpact enormous transfer of wealth from Mughal Empire to Persia ⓘ
endDate 1739-03-23 ⓘ
followedBy Persian withdrawal from northern India ⓘ
ceding of Mughal territories west of the Indus to Persia ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed indirectly to later European expansion in India ⓘ
exposed vulnerability of North India to foreign invasions ⓘ
marked a turning point in the decline of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
location Delhi ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
opposingCommander Muhammad Shah ⓘ
orderedBy Nader Shah ⓘ
partOf Nader Shah’s Indian campaign ⓘ
plunderedItem Darya-i-Noor diamond ⓘ
Koh-i-Noor diamond ⓘ
Peacock Throne ⓘ
linked to: peacock throne

silver and precious jewels ⓘ
vast quantities of gold ⓘ
politicalImpact irreversible decline of Mughal central authority ⓘ
rise of regional powers in India ⓘ
weakening of Mughal military prestige ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Karnal ⓘ
region North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
result decisive Persian victory ⓘ
large-scale massacre of civilians ⓘ
massive plunder of Delhi ⓘ
severe weakening of Mughal Empire ⓘ
temporary occupation of Delhi by Persian forces ⓘ
socialImpact mass killings of Delhi’s inhabitants ⓘ
widespread destruction in Delhi ⓘ
startDate 1739-03-22 ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
triggerEvent Persian victory at the Battle of Karnal (1739) ⓘ
typeOfViolence urban sack ⓘ

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Afsharid Empire → majorEvent → Sack of Delhi (1739) ⓘ
Muhammad Shah → notableEvent → Sack of Delhi in 1739 ⓘ
subject linked to: Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah
linked to: Sack of Delhi (1739)
Battle of Karnal → preludeTo → sack of Delhi (1739) ⓘ
linked to: Sack of Delhi (1739)
Sack of Delhi (1739) → alsoKnownAs → Sack of Delhi by Nader Shah ⓘ
linked to: Sack of Delhi (1739)
Sack of Delhi (1739) → alsoKnownAs → Persian invasion of Delhi (1739) ⓘ
linked to: Sack of Delhi (1739)
Muhammad Shah Rangila → notableEventDuringReign → Sack of Delhi in 1739 ⓘ
linked to: Sack of Delhi (1739)
Late Mughal period → significantEvent → Nader Shah's sack of Delhi ⓘ
linked to: Sack of Delhi (1739)
Muhammad Shah → notableEvent → Sack of Delhi in 1739 ⓘ
linked to: Sack of Delhi (1739)