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To what extent foreign invasions undermined the stability and strength of the Mughal Empire?
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The political instability in India gave an opportunity to the foreigners to invade India. The persian ruler Nadir Shah defeated Muhammad Shah at the Battle of Karnal and remained in Delhi for 57 days. He took away a huge booty, including the Kohinoor diamond and Shah Jahan's jewel-studded Peacock Throne. Muhammad Shah ceded all the territories West of Indus, from Kashmir to Sindh to him. After Nadir Shah, India was ravaged five times by Ahmad Shah Abdali between 1748 and 1761. These foreign invasions exposed the hidden weakness of the Mughal Empire greatly undermining its stability and strength.
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