But instead of submitting to these orders, he prepared to defend his position by arms. He defeated and slew Dilwar Ali Khan and Alim Ali Khan ; and Husain Ali, while getting ready to march a... Read more
After having conquered Qandahar, Kabul, and Peshawar, Ahmad invaded India for the first time in January 1748, with 12,000 veteran troops. But he was defeated at the battle of Manpur by Ahmad... Read more
Foreign Invasions Invasion of Nadir Shah As a natural sequel to the notorious incapacity of the unworthy descendants of Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb, and the selfish activities of the nobility... Read more
The king makers, ‘Abdullah and Husain ‘Ali, now raised to the throne two phantom kings, Rafi-ud-Darajat and Rafi-ud-daulah, sons of Rafi-us-Shan. But within a few months the Sayy... Read more