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Sack of Delhi (1398)

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Sack of Delhi
Part of Timurid conquests and invasions and campaigns of Timur

Map showing Timur's Invasion of India 1397–1399
Date1398
Location
Result Timurid victory
Belligerents
Timurid Empire Delhi Sultanate
Strength
90,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 100,000 civilians got Massacred[1][2]

The Sack of Delhi was a battle between Timur – founder of the Timurid Empire – and the Delhi Sultanate.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Medieval Reporter & Timur_vs_Delhi_Sultanate 2024.
  2. ^ Britannica & Sack_of_Delhi_1398 2024.
  3. ^ Smith, Vincent A. (1920). The Oxford History of India: From the Earliest Times to the End of 1911. Clarendon Press. p. 252.