Nadir Shah During the Sack of Delhi

This painting is about Nadir Shah's invasion of India, perhaps showing the king on horseback during the sack of Delhi. It is probably made in mid 18th century by Persian court artists. It is now kept in Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, USA. Persian invasion of India, to some extent was so cruel in terms of their plundering of the capital city of Delhi. Many were also massacred by the invaders. The city was sacked for several days. An enormous fine of 20 million rupees was levied on the people of Delhi. Muhammad Shah handed over the keys to treasury, and lost the Peacock Throne, to Nadir Shah, which thereafter served as a symbol of Persian Imperial might.