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 | | Finally, Muhammad Shah came to the throne in 1719, but he inherited a deeply crippled empire, one which was increasingly challenged by rival powers such as the Marathas in the south and the Sikhs in the Punjab. |
 | | Nâdir Shah then, seated in the Golden Mosque of Rashanu-d daula, ordered an massacre of the inhabitants of Delhi that continued for nine hours, until, at Muhammad Shahs urging, he ordered the end of the massacre. |
 | | It is said that he appointed a place on one side in the fort for the residence of Muhammad Shah and his dependents, and on the other side he chose the Diwan-i Khas, or, as some say, the Garden of Hayat Bakhsh, for his own accommodation. |
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