Happened in Delhi during the Mughal period- the dancers were taken with 10,50,000
Desk: Nadir Shah did not belong to the Nawabi or the royal family. He made his mark on his own and raised an army. at the age of thirty, he became the commander of the most powerful army in the world. This was the period of 1738. The reins of the Mughal Empire were in the hands of Mohammad Shah Rangeela. Delhi had become the famous and beautiful city of India. Art and literature were being promoted in the royal court. Efforts were on to improve it further by experimenting with cloth and utensils. The towering buildings and distant markets told stories of their time.The number of religious place was increasing.
The fame of Delhi was increasing. with this fame, the number of people who saw him in the city was increasing. The news of this was regularly reaching Nadir Shah and a major event was about to go down in history and change everything. That evening in July and Nadir Shah entered: Nadir Shah did not belong to the Nawabi or the royal family. He was born in a region far from the capital of the Lranian Empire. There was a time when he used to work as a woodcutter from the forest. He become the commander of the most powerful army in the world on his own at the age of three.
Nadir attacked and the fate of the British was revealed: Nadir Shah attacked Delhi and caused a riot. The news of this reached the British East India Company. This incident made the British aware of the many weaknesses of the Mughals. Historians believe that the British took full advantage of this. If Nadir Shah had not attacked, the British period would have started very late or could not have happened.
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