Facts : 1 The frequency of his repeated invasions reflect the tireless energey, ambition and purpose of the invader
Facts : 2 Being a poor as well as a backward country , Afghanistan could not provide subsistence to its population or provide a financial support for running the government
Facts : 3 So it was necessary of Abdali to invade a rich but poorly defended neighbouring country India for plundering and exploiting her resources
Facts : 4 During his time, the Mughal empire was disintergrating and he was eager to step into the shoes of the decadent Mughal authority to fill up the political vacuum without any loss of time
Facts : 5 Durrani aroused the Afghans religious passions to fire and sword into the land of infidels[ India ]
Facts : 6 He crossed the Khyber pass in December 1747 with 40,000 men for his first invasion of India
Facts : 7 The following year (1749), the Mughal ruler was induced to cede Sindh and all of the Punjab including the vital trans Indus River to him, in order to save his capital from being attacked by the forces of the Durrani Empire
Facts : 8 Having thus gained substantial territories to the east without a fight, Durrani and his forces turned westward to take possession of Herat, which was ruled by Nader Shah s grandson, Shah Rukh
Facts : 9 The city fell to the Afghans in 1750, after almost a year of siege and bloody conflict; the Afghan forces then pushed on into present-day Iran, capturing Nishapur and Mashhad in 1751
Facts : 10 Durrani then pardoned Shah Rukh and reconstituted Khorasan, but a tributary of the Durrani Empire
Facts : 11 This marked the westernmost border of the Afghan Empire as set by the Pul-i-Abrisham, on the Mashhad-Tehran road
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