Where it happened.
Meanwhile (within 10 years)
- 1737 ⚔ Baji Rao raids Delhi · Maratha Empire
- 1739 ⚔ Nadir Shah sacks Delhi · Mughal Empire
- 1741 ⚔ Battle of Colachel · Travancore
- 1746 ⚔ French capture Madras (First Carnatic War) · French India
- 1747 Ahmad Shah Durrani founds the Durrani Empire · Durrani Empire
- 1749 ⚔ Battle of Ambur · Carnatic (Nawabs of Arcot)
- 1751 ⚔ Siege of Arcot · Carnatic (Nawabs of Arcot)
Alive at the time
Nadir Shah
1688 – 1747
Persian ruler who sacked Delhi in 1739
Velu Nachiyar1730 – 1796
Queen of Sivaganga who fought the East India Company
Nana Fadnavis1742 – 1800
Peshwa minister called the 'Maratha Machiavelli'
🕸 Connections 23 links
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🗂 Era 1
- Medieval IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Maratha Empire & Regional PowersBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 11
- Sultanate of the Maldives 1153 – 1968Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Malla Dynasty of Nepal 1201 – 1769Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Ahom Kingdom 1228 – 1826Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Mewar (Sisodia) 1326 – 1949Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Kingdom of Mysore 1399 – 1950Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Kingdom of Kandy 1469 – 1815Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Portuguese Estado da Índia 1505 – 1961Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857Existed at the same time (48 years)
- British East India Company 1600 – 1858Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Maratha Empire 1674 – 1818Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Hyderabad State (Nizams) 1724 – 1948Existed at the same time (41 years)
👑 Rulers 5
- Murshid Quli Khan 1717 – 1727Ruled it
- Alivardi Khan 1740 – 1756Ruled it
- Siraj ud-Daulah 1756 – 1757Ruled it
- Mir Jafar 1757 – 1760Ruled it
- Mir Qasim 1760 – 1763Ruled it
⚔ Events 1
- Maratha (Bargi) raids on Bengal 1742Happened in it
🔧 Technology 1
- Jantar Mantar observatory early 18th centuryMade or discovered in this time
📄 Research 1
- The Passing of Empire: The Mughal Case M. Athar Ali · 1975Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- The Anarchy William DalrympleRecommended reading
- Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8) NCERTRecommended reading