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He invaded the north Indian subcontinent (present day Pakistan and North India) by crossing the Indus River on September 30, 1398. Timurid forces firstly sacked Tulamba [10] and then Multan by October 1398. [11] Prior to Timur's invasion on Delhi, his grandson Pir Muhammad had already started his expedition.
Map of Timur's invasion of India in 1398-1399, and painting of Timur defeating the Sultan of Delhi, Nasir Al-Din Mahmud Tughluq, in the winter of 1397–1398 (painting dated 1595–1600). In the late 14th century, the Tughlaq dynasty which had been ruling over Delhi Sultanate since 1320 had declined.
Part of Timurid conquests and invasions and campaigns of Timur: Map showing Timur's Invasion of India 1397–1399 ... The Sack of Delhi was a battle between Timur ...
The Sultan's army was easily defeated on 17 December 1398. Timur entered Delhi and the city was sacked, destroyed, and left in ruins. Before the battle for Delhi, Timur executed more than 100,000 "Hindu" captives. [105] [better source needed] Timur's purported autobiography, the Tuzk-i-Timuri ("Memoirs of Temur") is a later fabrication. [103]
During early 1398 Timur's grandson Pir Muhammad set off to India.One of the first cities they entered was Multan.Then Pir Muhammad laid siege to the city of Multan, the siege lasted six months and resulted in a Timurid victory, following a massacre and total destruction of the city.
Amir Qazaghan raided northern India with his Qara'unas. He also sent several thousand troops to aid the Delhi sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq in suppressing the rebellion in his country in 1350. [citation needed] Timur Timur defeats the Sultan of Delhi, Nasir Al-Din Mahmud Tughluq, in the winter of 1397–1398
Map of Timur's invasion of India in 1397-1399, and painting of Timur defeating the Sultan of Delhi, Nasir Al-Din Mahmud Tughluq, in the winter of 1397–1398 (painting dated 1595–1600). The lowest point for the dynasty came in 1398, when Turco-Mongol [ 100 ] [ 101 ] invader, Timur ( Tamerlane ) defeated four armies of the Sultanate.
The Delhi Sultanate was the first of the two major Islamic empires which was based in mainland India between 1206 and 1526. It emerged after the disintegration of the Ghurid empire in 1206. During the last quarter of the 12th century, Muhammad of Ghor invaded the Indo-Gangetic plain, conquering in succession Ghazni, Multan, Lahore, and Delhi.