Nader Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire
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Was the invasion of India by the Afsharid ruler Nader Shah.
Chronology
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November 1738: Nader advanced to the river Indus before the end of year.
January 1739: In 1738, Nader Shah conquered Kandahar, the last outpost of the Hotaki dynasty in Afghanistan.
January 1739: The Afsharids advanced onto the Punjab and captured Lahore.
January 1739: Nader used the pretext of his Afghan enemies taking refuge in India to cross the border and invade the militarily weak but still extremely wealthy far eastern empire. In a brilliant campaign against the governor of Peshawar, he took a small contingent of his forces on a daunting flank march through nearly impassable mountain passes, and took the enemy forces positioned at the mouth of the Khyber Pass completely by surprise, decisively beating them despite being outnumbered two-to-one. This led to the capture of Ghazni, Kabul, Peshawar, Sindh and Lahore.
February 1739: Battle of Karnal.
May 1739: Persian troops left Delhi in early May 1739.
March 1739: Nader Shah, the ruler of the Afsharid Dynasty, captured Delhi in 1739 after defeating the Mughal Empire. The keys to the capital were surrendered to him as a sign of submission and victory.
