alleryWho plundered the Red Fort and stripped its jewels during an invasion in 1739?
AAhmad Shah Abdali
BBabur of Kabul
CNadir Shah of Persia
DTimur the Turkic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Nadir Shah of Persia
Nadir Shah of the Afsharid Empire sacked Delhi in 1739 and looted the fort.
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