Question : Nadir Shah, ruler of Iran, plundered the city of Delhi in_________.
Option 1: 1739
Option 2: 1771
Option 3: 1748
Option 4: 1761
Correct Answer: 1739
Solution : The correct answer is 1739 .
Nadir Shah attacked India in 1739 and devastated Delhi. During his conquest of India, Nadir Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty in Iran, emerged victorious in the Battle of Karnal. In 1738, Nadir Shah moved closer to India. In 1739, he took control of the Mughal Empire's western boundaries, including Kabul, Ghazni and Lahore.