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A possible alternative would be what would have happened if Nader Shah had not grown cruel and been assassinated in 1747? If he had been less cruel, he would have likely not been assassinated and may have succeeded in destroying the Ottoman Empire by the 1750s and prevented the British from expanding in India during the late 18th century. His power was considered so great, and his military genius so revered, that Napoleon idolized him and considered him an inspiration.