The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c27.437
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c27.437
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Nādira Bānū, 227 Nādir (Qulī) Shāh, 219; ascends throne of Persia, takes Qandahār and Kābul, 357; reaches Lahore and addresses Muhammad Shāh, 358; defeats Muhammad Shāh near Karnāl, 359–60; enters Delhi and orders massacre, 361; carries off immense booty, 363; recognised in Bihār and Bengal, 364; his talk with Muhammad Yār, 369; murdered, 371; his objection to assignments, 375; Marāthā successes during his invasion, 383; offers throne of Delhi to Nizām, 385; causes alarm in Deccan, 404