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Name: Sack of Delhi

Type: Event

Start: 1398 AD

End: 1399 AD

Parent: Timurid invasion of India

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Sack of the capital of the Delhi Sultanate by the Timurid Empire.

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  • December 1398: Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Tughlaq was the ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty in Delhi, Mallu Iqbal was a nobleman allied with him, and Timur was the founder of the Timurid Empire. Timur invaded Delhi in 1398, defeating Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Tughlaq and leaving the city in ruins after sacking it.
  • January 1399: Timur conquered Delhi.
  • February 1399: Timur left Delhi.

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