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Write a short note on:
Abdali’s invasion on India
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Solution
Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded India several times between 1747 and 1767. He gave a crushing defeat to the Marathas in 1761 in the Third Battle of Panipat. The Marathas could not regain their past power ever again.
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