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24 February
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Nadir Shah defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal.
Nadir Shah’s Invasion of Delhi: The Day the Peacock Throne Left India
In 1739, a Persian warlord sat in the Golden Mosque of Delhi and unsheathed his sword, signaling a massacre that would leave 30,000 dead in six hours. Discover…
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The Treaty of Yandabo was signed, ending the First Anglo-Burmese War and reshaping Assam.
Treaty of Yandabo 1826: The Signature That Ended Ahom Sovereignty
The Ahom Kingdom had survived six hundred years and defeated the Mughal Empire seventeen times. But it could not survive itself. When internal power struggles tore the royal…
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J. Jayalalithaa
Indian politician.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.