Attack on Nadir Shah (1739)

In 1739, Nadir Shah, the Turkic ruler of Persia, invaded much of Northern India, including Punjab, defeating the weakened Mughals at the Battle of Karnal in 1739 and Captured Muhammad Shah[4] he plundered the city of Delhi (Shahjahanabad) [5] looted the Mughal treasury[6] and also the Peacock throne, the Kohinoor diamond and the Darya-i-Noor diamond. Nadir Shah massacred 20,000 to 30,000 people in Delhi.[4]

Attack on Nadir Shah
Part of Nader Shah's invasion of India
Date1739
Location
Chenab[1]
Result
  • Sikhs plundered Persian baggage.[2][3]
  • Freed many hindu and muslim women captives.[1]
Belligerents
Dal Khalsa (Sikh Army) Afsharid dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Strength
Unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

Sikh attacks

Meanwhile, all the Khalsa bands got together and passed a resolution that Nadir shah had plundered the city of Delhi and now he is taking Hindu women as slaves to his country. Sikhs made a plan to free all the slaves. The Sikh attacks was started at Chenab and continued for many nights till Nadir Shah left Indian soil.[1] Sikhs freed many Hindu, Muslim women of India who were taken as captives by Nadir Shah. Jassa Singh Ahluwalia was 21 years old at that time, he planned raids to free all slaves. On Nadir Shah's return Sikh plundered Persian baggage of loot.[2]

References
  1. Chhabra, G.S. (2005). Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803). Lotus Press. ISBN 9788189093068.
  2. Rajmohan Gandhi (1999), Revenge and Reconciliation, p. 118, ISBN 9780140290455
  3. Fenech, E. Louis; Mcleod, H. W. (2014-06-11). "Sukha Singh". Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxvi. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1.
  4. "An Outline of the History of Persia During the Last Two Centuries (A.D. 1722-1922)". Edward G. Browne. London: Packard Humanities Institute. p. 33. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  5. Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799 (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0199756551. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  6. Jagmohan (2005). Soul and Structure of Governance in India. ISBN 9788177648317. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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