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Statewise GK · Q100

Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh GK

Competitive Exams · Statewise GK · question 100

Q100

Who was invited by two Kashmiri noblemen, Mir Muquim Kant and Khwaja Zahir Didmari, to capture Kashmir in 1752 AD?

A.
Nadir Shah
B.
Gulab Singh
C.
Ranjit Singh
D.
Ahmad Shah Abdali
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Mughal Governors in Kashmir were corrupt. They started looting people. There was a steep rise in crime and violence. Due to this misrule, two Kashmiri noblemen, Miri Muquim Kant and Khwaja Zahir Didmari invited Ahmad Shah Abdali Durrani of Kabul (Commander of Nadir Shah), who was at Lahore in 1752 to capture Kashmir.