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| | conflict = Nader's Sindh Expedition
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| | partof = [[Nader Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire]] & [[Nader's Campaigns]]
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| | caption = Nader's expedition took him from the freezing heights of the [[Hindu Kush]] to the scorching heat of the Sindh valley over some of the most rugged terrain in Asia which was also host to a myriad of fortresses & strongholds.
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| | date = Early July 1739 – Late February 1740
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| | place = [[Hindu Kush]] & [[Sindh]]
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| | result = Persian victory
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| | territory = The Persian Empire subjugates Sindh and solidifies its hold on the rest of the newly annexed lands from the Mughal Empire.<ref>Axworthy, Michael (2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant,p. 278. I. B. Tauris</ref>
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| | combatant1 = [[File:Afsharid Imperial Standard (3 Stripes).svg|36px]] [[Afsharid dynasty|Persian Empire]]
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| | combatant2 = [[Kalhora Dynasty]]
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| | commander1 = [[Nader Shah]]
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| | commander2 = [[Mian Sarfraz Kalhoro (Khudayar Khan)]]{{POW}}
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| | strength1 = Unknown
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| The '''Sindh Expedition''' was one of [[Nader Shah]]'s last campaigns during [[Nader Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire|his war in northern India]]. After his victory over [[Muhammad Shah]], the [[Mughal Emperor]], Nader had compelled him to cede all the lands to the west of the [[Indus river]]. His return to this region from [[Delhi]] was honoured by all the governors of the newly annexed territories save for [[Mian Sarfraz Kalhoro (Khudayar Khan)|Khodayar-khan]], ruler of [[Sindh]], who was conspicuously absent despite being given a summons like the rest of the governors.
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| ==Nader's descent onto Sindh==
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| Nader set out across the [[Hindu Kush]] mountains on a 1,700 kilometre journey which came to a close within 2 months.<ref>Axworthy, Michael (2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant,p. 278. I. B. Tauris</ref> The astonished Khodayar-khan was caught completely off balance and could not gather forces to resist, given the unexpected emergence of the Imperial army as well as the rapidity of its advance into his lands. Completely dismayed and demoralised he surrendered himself to Nader, whence he was chained and all his personal wealth including his treasury confiscated. After the intercedence of a sympathetic governor, Nader reinstated Khodayar-khan as the ruler of Sindh.
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Nader Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire]]
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| * [[Battle of Khyber pass]]
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| * [[Battle of Karnal]]
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| ==Further reading==
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| * Axworthy, Michael, Nader Shah: The Sword of Persia, From Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant, I.B. Tauris, 2009
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| * Lockhart, Laurence, Nadir Shah; A Critical Study Based Mainly Upon Contemporary Sources, London, Luzac & Co 1938
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| [[Category:Wars involving the Mughal Empire]]
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| [[Category:Wars involving Afsharid Iran]]
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| [[Category:History of Sindh]]
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