![]() ![]() However, Durrani was told that the Shah had been killed by one of his wives. The guards involved in the assassination did so secretly so as to prevent the Abdalis from coming to their King’s rescue. Nader Shah’s rule abruptly ended in June 1747 when he was assassinated by his own guards. Leaving his second son Timur Shah (who was wed to the daughter of Alamgir II) to safeguard his interests, Ahmad finally left India to return to Afghanistan. ![]() He installed a puppet Emperor, Alamgir II, on the Mughal throne, and arranged marriages for himself and his son Timur into the Imperial family that same year. This brought the Marathas into direct confrontation with the Durrani empire of Ahmad Shah Abdali (also known as Ahmad Shah Durrani). Why did Marathas fight with Ahmad Shah Abdali?īaji Rao’s son Balaji Baji Rao further increased the territory under Maratha control by invading Punjab in 1758. ![]() In the first three hours of war, Maratha artillery alone killed over 25000 Afghan soldiers but after that some Martha geenerals violated Sadashiv Bhau’s orders and broke their line and started attacking and chasing Afghan army. Who betrayed Sadashiv Rao Bhau in Panipat? ![]()
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