Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani

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Ahmad Shah Durrani raided India for seven times between 1748 to 1767.After the assassination of Nadir Shah, Ahmad Shah Durrani succeeded the throne of Afghanistan and he started plundering wealth from nearby regions for successful running of his rule in Afghanistan.

Objectives of his Indian invasions

The reasons for his invasions to India are -

1) Like Muhammad of Ghazni the primary object of his invasion was to plunder India's wealth. India, at that time, was known for his wealth, gold, precious diamonds etc and also to enslave women, men and children to sell them in the markets of Central Asia.

2) Like Muhammad of Ghor, the object of his invasions was to establish political hegemony in India as he was quite familiar with the weak Mughal administration of Delhi.[1]

First Invasion

Durrani raided India in 1748 for the first time in which his army was defeated in the Battle of Manupur (1748) and he had to return home in failure.[2][3]

Second invasion

Ahmad Shah Durrani was defeated in his first raid of India, therefore he marched India, the next year to avenge his defeat.

Third Invasion

Prelude to the fourth invasion

Fourth invasion

Prelude to the fifth invasion

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Fifth invasion

Sixth invasion

Seventh Invasion (1764-1767)

References

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  4. ↑ Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813
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  13. ↑ Hari Ram Gupta, History of the Sikhs: Sikh Domination of the Mughal Empire, 1764–1803, second ed., Munshiram Manoharlal (2000) ISBN 978-8121502139
  14. ↑ Ram Gupta, History of the Sikhs: The Sikh Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of the Misls, rev. ed., Munshiram Manoharlal (2001) ISBN 978-8121501651
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