Later Mughals v2.c12.6
Later Mughals v2.c12.6
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Chapter XI. India in 1738: Rise and Progress of Nadir Shah 307—329 Slaughter of the Mughal aristocracy in civil wars, 307—degeneration of noble families settled in India, 308—later Emperors alienate Hindus and Shias, 309—later Mughals foolish idle and vicious, 311—nobles divided into warring factions, 313—insecurity and poverty, 314—decline of Persian kings, 315—Nadir delivers Persia from Afghan rule, 318—crowns himself king, 318—captures Qandahar, 319—causes of his quarrel with Dihli Government, 320—Emperor neglects defence of Afghanistan, 322—and of Panjab, 325—Nadir conquers Afghanistan, 327.