Editing Muhammad Shah (section)

=== Sack of Delhi ===
[[File:THE FIRST SIGHT THAT MET HIS GAZE WAS THE BODIES OF HIS MURDERED COUNTRYMEN..gif|thumb|[[Nader Shah]] finds his troops had been killed in rioting. From {{cite book |last=Surridge|first=Victor |date=1909 |title=Romance of Empire: India}}]]

[[File:1740 Seutter Map of India, Pakistan, Tibet and Afghanistan - Geographicus - IndiaMogolis-seutter-1740.jpg|thumb|Provinces of the Mughal Empire in the year 1740]]

The occupation of Delhi was initially cordial, however, rumours spread throughout the city that Nader Shah was assassinated. The masses attacked the Persian force and killed some soldiers. Nader Shah became furious, ordered to massacre the populace, and leaving at least 30,000 dead. Muhammad Shah and [[Asaf Jah I]] had to beg Nader Shah for mercy and thus he stopped the massacre and turned to looting the Mughal treasury.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Jagmohan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QsDSGn8jLPAC&q=begged+nadir+shah+for+mercy&pg=PA298 |title=Soul and Structure of Governance in India |year=2005 | publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=9788177648317 |access-date=26 May 2014}}</ref> The famous [[Peacock Throne]], the [[Daria-i-Noor]] and [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamonds and unimaginable wealth was looted. In addition, elephants, horses and everything that was liked was taken. Muhammad Shah also had to hand over his daughter Jahan Afruz Banu Begum as a bride for Nader Shah's youngest son. [[Asaf Jah I]] retired to Deccan after installing his eldest son [[Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung II|Intizam-ud-Daula]] as a major commander in the [[Mughal Army]].<ref>{{cite book |author=H. G. Keene |title=Moghul Empire |publisher=Allen &co Waterloo Place Pall Mall |year=1866 |author-link=Henry George Keene (1826–1915)}} [http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/scripts/FullindexDefault.htm?path1=/data2/upload/0055/654&first=1&last=302&barcode=4990010201502 Digital Library of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721192051/http://www.new1.dli.ernet.in/scripts/FullindexDefault.htm?path1=%2Fdata2%2Fupload%2F0055%2F654&first=1&last=302&barcode=4990010201502|date=21 July 2013}} Accessed 7 January 2012</ref>