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the army, he was offered the crown of Persia,
which after some feigned reluctance, he accepted
on the condition that the Shia religion be replaced
by the Sunni doctrine.
Soon after his elevation to the throne, Nadir
marched to Isfahan, and the short time he spent
there, was devoted to military preparations.
From the time Nadir was able to overthrow the
Afghan rule in Persia, he was thinking to conquer
Kandahar. He sent orders to the Governor of
Isfahan to make a levy of 18,000 tomans as a
contribution towards the cost of the coming
expedition. At the same time his agents were
busy at different places requisitioning provisions
for the troops. They carried their duties so
rigorously that the inhabitants were reduced to
utmost misery. In the province of Kirman people
were so deprived of their supplies that there was
a famine which lasted for seven long years.
After strong preparations Nadir advanced on
Kandahar with an army of 80,000 men. He
passed through Khurasan and Seistan, meeting
no resistance on his way. But when he arrived
at Kandahar, he found that its defences were too
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