Major conflict1739
Battle of Karnal
Karnal · Haryana · North India
Estimated casualties
8.0K – 30Kestimated dead
Mughal dead commonly estimated around 10,000 (some sources higher); Persian losses very light (~hundreds). Figures vary by source.
SOURCEestimates via Wikipedia / Clodfelter
On 24 February 1739 Nader Shah's Afsharid Persian army crushed the much larger Mughal force under Muhammad Shah near Karnal within hours, opening the road to Delhi and accelerating the Mughal Empire's decline.
Belligerents2
- Afsharid Iran (Nader Shah)
- Mughal Empire
ON THE MAPMughal Empire (Late)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Battle of Karnal
- Michael Axworthy, The Sword of Persia
- Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0
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