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Sack of Delhi (1398)

This article is about the Timurid sacking of Delhi in 1398. For the 18th century Afghan sack of Delhi, see Sack of Delhi (1757).
Sack of Delhi
Part of Timurid conquests and invasions and campaigns of Timur

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

The Sack of Delhi was a battle between Timur – founder of the Timurid Empire – and the Delhi Sultanate.[2][3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Katz, Steven T. (January 30, 1994). "The Holocaust in historical context: The Holocaust and mass death before the Modern Age". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Smith, Vincent A. (1920). The Oxford History of India: From the Earliest Times to the End of 1911. Clarendon Press. p. 252.
  3. ^ Habib, Irfan (2011). Economic History of Medieval India, 1200-1500. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-2791-1.
  4. ^ Asif, Manan Ahmed (2020-11-24). The Loss of Hindustan: The Invention of India. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-98790-6.
  5. ^ Jackson, Peter (2003-10-16). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-54329-3.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Delhi_(1398)