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Ahmad Shah Abdali and third battle of Panipat

Ahmad Shah Abdali or Ahmad Shah Durrani,who was elected the successor of Nadir Shah after the latter's death in 1747, invaded India several times between 1748 and 1767. He continuously harassed the Mughals who tried to buy peace in 1751-52 by ceding Punjab to him. In 1757, Abdali captured Delhi and left behind an Afghan caretaker to watch over the Mughal emperor. Before his return,Abdali had recognised AlamgirII as the Mughal emperor and the Rohilla chief, Najib-ud-daula, as Mir Bakshi of the empire, who was to act as personal 'supreme agent' of Abdali. In 1758, Najib-ud-daula was expelled from Delhi by the Maratha chief,Raghunath Rao, who also captured Punjab. In 1759, Ahmad Shah Abdali returned to India to take revenge on the Marathas. In 1761 on the day of 14 th January, Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat. The last of Abdali's invasions came in 1767.

Ref: Spectrum's A Brief History of Modern India.

By- Rajib Ahir