Enlightenment · South Asia · War
1739
Nader Shah Sacks Delhi
February 24, 1739
After routing the Mughals at Karnal, the Persian conqueror rode into Delhi beside a helpless Muhammad Shah. A riot gave him his pretext. For a day his troops massacred tens of thousands of citizens. He left with the Peacock Throne, the Koh-i-Noor diamond, and treasure that let him suspend Persian taxes for three years.
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Also in 1739 (4 other events on record)
- Hume's Treatise of Human Nature · Europe · Culture
- Treaty of Belgrade · Middle East · War
- Stono Rebellion · North America · Politics
- War of Jenkins' Ear · North America · War
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Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.
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