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Double shah? 
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DeRh nahin Dhai Hushyar 
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- Nadir Shah: In the words of the Tazkira:
*"Here and there some opposition was offered, but in most places people were butchered unresistingly. The Persians laid violent hands on everything and everybody. For a long time, streets remained strewn with corpses, as the walks of a garden with dead leaves and flowers. The town was reduced to ashes
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On the morning of 22 March, the Shah rode out in full armour and took a seat at the Sunehri Masjid of Roshan-ud-dowla near the Kotwali Chabutra in the middle of Chandni Chowk. He then, to the accompaniment of the rolling of drums and the blaring of trumpets, unsheathed his great battle sword in a grand flourish to the great and loud acclaim and wild cheers of the Persian troops present. This was the signal to start the onslaught and carnage. Almost immediately, the fully armed Persian army of occupation turned their swords and guns on to the unarmed and defenseless civilians in the city. The Persian soldiers were given full license to do as they pleased and promised a share of the booty as the city was plundered.
All across the city, gunshots were heard, explosions were set off, shops were looted and houses were set on fire. Clouds and plumes of fire and smoke were soon seen in every part of the city. Persian troops stood outside the burning buildings and then slaughtered the Indians as they made their way out, trying to escape from the fire, smoke and flames. Men were chased down alleyways and killed. Women were assaulted, raped and abducted, some had their breasts hacked off whilst others chose to commit suicide. Children had their bellies ripped open whilst babies were torn from their mothers’ arms, swung by their ankles and had their heads smashed against walls. The cries, shrieks and screams of those being killed, chilled everyone who heard them. The city was sacked for several days. An enormous fine of 20 million rupees was levied on the people of Delhi. Muhammad Shah handed over the keys to the royal treasury, and lost the Peacock Throne, to Nadir Shah, which thereafter served as a symbol of Persian imperial might. Amongst a treasure trove of other fabulous jewels, Nadir also gained the Koh-i-Noor and Darya-ye Noor diamonds; they are now part of the British and Iranian Crown Jewels, respectively. Persian troops left Delhi at the beginning of May 1739. Nadir’s soldiers also took with them thousands of elephants, horses and camels that were laden with the booty that they had seized.
The plunder seized from India was so rich that Nadir stopped taxation in Iran for a period of three years following his return.[SUP][2]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadir_Shah’s_invasion_of_India#cite_note-br-2)[/SUP][SUP][6]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadir_Shah’s_invasion_of_India#cite_note-6)[/SUP] Nadir Shah’s victory against the Mughal Empire in the East meant that he could afford to turn to the West and face the Ottomans. The Ottoman Sultan Mahmud I initiated the Otttoman-Persian War (1743-1746), in which Muhammad Shah closely cooperated with the Ottomans until his death in 1748.[SUP][7]](Nader Shah's invasion of India - Wikipedia)[/SUP] Nadir Shah’s invasion and sack of Delhi left the Mughals so weakened that they were unable to counter the advances that the French and the British were making in India. Ultimately, it was the East India Company that was to benefit the most from the defeat of the Mughals by Nadir Shah.
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- Ghori was a pathetic individual. Both he and his deputy Aibak were defeated by Bhimdev Solank in the Battle of Kayadara. He was defeated by Pritviraj Chauhan in First battle of Tarain and was let go instead of being killed unfortunately. To avenge this defeat he instigated the second battle of Tarain. He deceitfully sent a letter of truce to Pritviraj Chauhan and attacked the Rajputs at night like the coward that he was. After “defeating” Pritviraj he instigated a “surprise attack” on his ex friend and ally Raja Jaichand and “defeated” him also. No wonder legend says that Pritivaj whom he blinded and took as a POW managed to successfully kill him with his skill of archery and the sound of Ghori’s voice. Pritviraj was a “Shabdavedi”. He did not have to see his target but could hit it by following the noise/sounds. Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan Ultimately it might have also been the Hindu Gakhars and Khokhars who historically ended his life. So whoever considers this pathetic man a hero is definitely touched in the head.
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Death of Prithviraj - WikipediaAs a prisoner in Ghor, Prithviraj was brought in chains before Muhammad Ghori. He haughtily looked Ghori straight into the eye. Ghori ordered him to lower his eyes, where upon a Prithviraj scornfully reminded him that the “eyes of a rajput is lowered only when a rajput dies”.On hearing this, Ghori ordered that his eyes to be burnt with red hot iron rods.[SUP][6]](Prithviraj Raso - Wikipedia)[/SUP]
Prithviraj’s former court poet Chand Bardai, came to Ghori to be near Prithviraj in his misery. Chand Bardai came in disguise and paens. On the one hand, he earned Mahmud’s regard; on the other, he took every opportunity to meet with Prithviraj and urge him to avenge Ghori. The two got an opportunity to kill Muhammad Ghori when Ghori announced an archery competition.
Chand Bardai told Ghori that Prithviraj was so skilled an archer, that he could take aim based only on sound, and did not even need to look at his target. Ghori disdained to believe this; the courtiers guffawed and taunted Chand Bardai, asking how a blind man could possibly shoot arrows. In the spirit of their usual barbaric mockery, they brought the blind and hapless Prithviraj out to the field. Pressing a bow and arrows into his hand, they taunted him to take aim. Chand Bardai told Ghori that this taunting would avail nothing, for Prithviraj would never do as some sundry courtiers bade him do. He said that Prithviraj, as an anointed king, would not accept orders from anyone other than another king. His ego thus massaged, and in the spirit of the occasion, Mahmud Ghori agreed to personally give Prithviraj the order to shoot. Some iron plates were hung and Prithiviraj was asked to aim at them. A man was to strike the plate with a hammer and Prithviraj was supposed to hit that plate.
Thus, Chand Bardai provided Prithviraj with an oral indication of where Ghori was seated by composing a couplet on the spot and reciting the same in Prithviraj’s hearing. The couplet, composed in a language understood only by Prithviraj went thus:
“Char bans, chaubis gaj, angul ashta praman, Ta upar sultan hai, Chuke mat Chauhan.” (Four measures ahead of you and twenty four yards away as measured with eight finger measurement, is seated the Sultan. Do not miss him now, Chauhan).
Ghori then ordered Prithviraj to shoot. Prithviraj thus came to know the location of Ghori and started shooting at the plates.When he hit the target courtiers said “vah” “vah” and Ghori said “Shabash”, recognising Ghori’s voice and turning in the direction from where he heard Ghori speak. Prithviraj took aim based only on the voice and on Chand Bardai’s couplet, he sent an arrow racing to Ghori’s throat. After this Ghori was killed by Prithviraj and took his revenge against him, but before Ghori’s bodyguard could kill Prithviraj, he and Chand Bardai killed each other, to avoid dying in hands of the enemies.
Let me tell you my favorite Indian invader, Christopher Columbus. He was my favorite because he never reached India
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I think being Muslims, we appreciate Ibn e Batuta
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But didn’t he still end up invading the “wrong” Indians?
I will tell you what muslim rulers and warriors in sub-continent i like
I like Mohammad bin Qasim because he brought Islam and hence civilization to the uncivilized hindus in sub-continent.
I like Sultan Mehmood Ghaznavi because he fuced a million hindu cuts at Somnath
I like Aurangzeb because he comprehensively destroyed the hindus and crushed the sikhs
I like Abdali because he descended towards bha-rat from the HINDU KUSH
I like Shahabuddin Ghauri because he defeated Prithviraj Chauhan
But non-analog bobby, if Mohammad bin Qasim brought Islam and there were uncivilized hindus before that, its most likely your forefathers were uncivilized hindus as well. No?
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I will tell you what muslim rulers and warriors in sub-continent i like
I like Mohammad bin Qasim because he brought Islam and hence civilization to the uncivilized hindus in sub-continent.
I like Sultan Mehmood Ghaznavi because he fuced a million hindu cuts at Somnath
I like Aurangzeb because he comprehensively destroyed the hindus and crushed the sikhs
I like Abdali because he descended towards bha-rat from the HINDU KUSH
I like Shahabuddin Ghauri because he defeated Prithviraj Chauhan
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What?s with Pakistanis taking pride in foreign invaders? Those awful Hindus and other non-Muslims were our forefathers and there was nothing uncivilized about them. Hell, the polytheistic Indus River Valley Civilization was mostly centered in Pakistan and it was a pretty advanced society.
I dislike Nadir Shah the most. came, massacred many, looted and went back
Poverty, Prejudice, Superstition, Illiteracy and Class separation and Neglect! when these Invaders take hold of a Society! then any Foreign Invader is a Blessing!
I dislike the Arjuna for massacaring the Samsaptaka
I dislike Bhima for insulting Karna in bhari sabha when the latter challenged Arjuna
I dislike Drona for demanding Ekalavya?s index finger
I dislike Rama for killing Bali by shooting him from behind
I dislike Krishna for asking Arjuna to cut off the arms of Bhurisravas from behind
I dislike the fact I don?t know what is the topic and subject matter of this thread
Above all, I dislike the fact you ar hurting Bhoomipataka?s sensibilities
Sikandar Butshikin, Tamerlane, and Babur.
Any relation to Hakuna Matata?
The mongols and the invasion of baghdad