jan 1, 1741 - Nader

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1735 Mohammed Nader defeats the Ottoman Turks in south-central Iran.

1736 Nader is crowned Shah (king) of Iran.

1738 Nader Shah and his army move through Kabul, conquer Kandahar and cross the Indus River.

1739 At the Battle of Karnal, Nader defeats the Mughal army of Mohammad Shah. He sacks and plunders Delhi, massacring 30,000. The Mughal empire is at an end. The Hindu Marathas will begin expanding into northern India.

1743 Nader Shah of Iran wars against the Ottoman Turks.

1747 Nader Shah is a free-thinker who has wanted to unite the Shia and Sunni, both of whom serve in his military. He has been taxing heavily and crushing dissenters. Suspecting his son's involvement in an attempt on his life, he has him blinded. A group of Afshar and Qajar chiefs attack Nader Shah while he is sleeping and kill him. Iran fragments.

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