Timurid invasion of India
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Were the military campaigns of Timur in India.
Chronology
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January 1398: In 1397, Multan, a city in present-day Pakistan, was besieged by Pir Muhammad, the grandson of the famous conqueror Tamerlane. The territory of Multan ultimately fell under the control of the Timurid Empire as a result of this siege.
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.
September 1398: In 1398, the famous conqueror Timur, also known as Tamerlane, invaded the north Indian subcontinent by crossing the Indus River. This marked the beginning of the Timurid Empire's expansion into the region, which included present-day Pakistan and North India.
November 1398: Timurid forces firstly sacked Tulamba and then Multan by October of 1398.
Sack of the capital of the Delhi Sultanate by the Timurid Empire.
January 1399: Timur conquered Delhi.
February 1399: Timur left Delhi.
