Question

Nadir Shah invaded Bengal

Answer 1

Hint:
Nadir Shah invaded Northern India and later attacked Delhi in March 1739. He plundered Delhi and took the Peacock throne along with the immense amount of wealth.


Complete answer:
Nadir shah was the Shah of Persia and the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Persia. He invaded Delhi during the reign Muhammad Shah in the year 1739. He and his army looted all the precious jewels in the royal Mughal treasury.
(a) True :- This statement is not true. Nadir shah invaded Delhi not Bengal. It is said that Marathas invaded Bengal six times from August 1741- May 1751.
(b) False :- This option is the right one. Nadir Shah did not invade Bengal. He invaded and looted northern India .


Therefore the answer is 2. False

Additional Information
There was a decisive victory for Nadir Shah that was the ‘Battle of Karnal”. He and his army defeated the Mughals. Out of all the depredations Delhi faced over the centuries, the biggest one was the plunder by Nadir Shah. The reason he gave for plunder was that the Mughal ruler Muhammad Shah, insulted him at the royal Delhi court. He took the famous Peacock throne built by Shahjahan along with the legendary Koh-i-noor apart from the money and jewels. His invasion was irreparable damage to the Mughal empire. Later Ahmad Shah Abdali, the successor of Nadir Shah also plundered Delhi several times between 1748-1747. The Mughal dynasty was already declining. This invasion critically weakened the empire leading to its demise.

Note:
Nadir shah did not invade Bengal. He invaded Delhi in 1739. He and his army sacked and plundered Delhi. This left a great impact on the economic condition of the state.