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Nadir Shah
Invader / conqueror
1688 – 1747
Persian ruler who sacked Delhi in 1739.
Their world
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Rulers of the time
Kujula Kadphises
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 30 CE – c. 80 CE
Vima Taktu
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 80 CE – c. 95 CE
Huvishka
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 150 CE – c. 190 CE
Yajna Sri Satakarni
King, Satavahana Empire · c. 170 CE – c. 199 CE
Vasudeva I
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 190 CE – c. 230 CE
Sri Gupta
Maharaja, Gupta Empire · c. 240 CE – c. 280 CE
Mahasena
King, Anuradhapura Kingdom · c. 274 CE – c. 301 CE
Ghatotkacha
Maharaja, Gupta Empire · c. 280 CE – c. 319 CE
Chandragupta I
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 319 CE – c. 335 CE
Samudragupta
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 335 CE – c. 375 CE
Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 375 CE – c. 415 CE
Kumaragupta I
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 415 CE – c. 455 CE
Skandagupta
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 455 CE – c. 467 CE
Dhatusena
King, Anuradhapura Kingdom · c. 455 CE – c. 473 CE
Budhagupta
Maharajadhiraja, Gupta Empire · c. 477 CE – c. 495 CE
Kashyapa I
King, Anuradhapura Kingdom · c. 477 CE – c. 495 CE
Pulakeshin I
King, Chalukyas of Badami · c. 543 CE – c. 566 CE
Kirtivarman I
King, Chalukyas of Badami · c. 566 CE – c. 597 CE
Simhavishnu
King, Pallava Dynasty · c. 575 CE – c. 600 CE
Prabhakaravardhana
King, Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty · c. 580 CE – c. 605 CE
Mangalesha
King, Chalukyas of Badami · c. 597 CE – c. 609 CE
Mahendravarman I
King, Pallava Dynasty · c. 600 CE – c. 630 CE
Rajyavardhana
King, Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty · 605 CE – 606 CE
Harshavardhana
Emperor, Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty · 606 CE – 647 CE
Events in their lifetime
| 1689 | Execution of Sambhaji |
| 1690 | Job Charnock founds Calcutta Calcutta grew into the capital of British India. |
| 1699 | Guru Gobind Singh founds the Khalsa |
| 1707 | Death of Aurangzeb |
| 1708 | Death of Guru Gobind Singh He declared the Guru Granth Sahib the eternal Guru. |
| 1709 | Mirwais Hotak's revolt at Kandahar |
| 1713 | Balaji Vishwanath becomes Peshwa |
| 1716 | Execution of Banda Singh Bahadur |
| 1717 | Farrukhsiyar's farman to the East India Company |
| 1720 | Baji Rao I becomes Peshwa |
| 1724 | Battle of Shakar Kheda: Hyderabad State founded Nizam-ul-Mulk defeated the Mughal governor and founded Hyderabad State. |
| 1737 | Baji Rao raids Delhi |
| 1739 | Nadir Shah sacks Delhi Delhi was plundered and the Peacock Throne and Koh-i-Noor taken to Persia. |
| 1741 | Battle of Colachel Travancore defeated the Dutch, ending Dutch ambitions in Kerala. |
| 1742 | Maratha (Bargi) raids on Bengal |
| 1746 | French capture Madras (First Carnatic War) |
| 1747 | Ahmad Shah Durrani founds the Durrani Empire |
Contemporaries
Sorted by how long their lives overlapped. The bar shows when, within Nadir Shah’s life.
Niccolao Manucci
Traveller / envoy · c. 1638 – c. 1717
Venetian adventurer who wrote the Storia do Mogor
Overlap: 29 years
Banda Singh Bahadur
General / commander · 1670 – 1716
Sikh commander who abolished zamindari in the lands he conquered
Overlap: 28 years
Guru Gobind Singh
Saint / religious leader · 1666 – 1708
Tenth Sikh Guru who founded the Khalsa
Overlap: 20 years
Velu Nachiyar
Queen / royal · 1730 – 1796
Queen of Sivaganga who fought the East India Company
Overlap: 17 years
📚 Recommended reading
Textbook
Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12)
Source-based chapters on Harappa, Vijayanagara, the Mughal court and 1857 — essential for UPSC.
Reference
The Marathas 1600–1818
How the Maratha state rose from Shivaji's swarajya to a subcontinental power.
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