What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali's invasion of India and fighting the Third Battle of Panipat?

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He was invited by the frustrated governor of Jalandhar, Adina Baig Khan, to attack the Punjab.

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He wanted to avenge the expulsion of his Viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore by the Marathas.

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He wanted to punish the Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenue of Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)

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He wanted to conquer all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi and conquer his kingdom.

1.	What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali's invasion of India and fighting the Third Battle of Panipat?
A.	He wanted to avenge the expulsion of his Viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore by the Marathas.
B.	He was invited by the frustrated governor of Jalandhar, Adina Baig Khan, to attack the Punjab.
C.	He wanted to punish the Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenue of Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)
D.	He wanted to conquer all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi and conquer his kingdom.
Answer» B. He was invited by the frustrated governor of Jalandhar, Adina Baig Khan, to attack the Punjab.

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