Arrange the following events in chronological order:
(A) Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat
(B) Humayun defeated by Sher Shah, in exile at the Safavid court
(C) Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi, the Delhi Sultan, at Panipat
(D) Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (B), (D), (A)
(C) Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi, the Delhi Sultan, at Panipat — 1526. With this victory Babur became the first Mughal emperor.
(B) Humayun defeated by Sher Shah, in exile at the Safavid court — 1540-55. Humayun, Babur’s son, lost his kingdom to Sher Shah and lived at the Safavid court of Iran until he won back his lost territories in 1555-56.
(D) Nadir Shah invades India and sacks Delhi — 1739, some thirty years after the death of Aurangzeb, when Mughal power was declining.
(A) Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat — 1761, the latest of the four events.
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