The Mongol Empire launched several Mongol invasions into the Indian subcontinent from 1221 to 1327. The Mongols made Kashmir their vassal state, however, the campaigns against the Delhi Sultanate proved unsuccessful, in spite of the constant Mongol threat. After the collapse of the Mongol Empire, the final Turco-Mongol invasion occurred when Timur sacked and plundered Delhi, the capital of the Delhi Sultanate, though he left India soon after.
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The Mongol Empire launched several Mongol invasions into the Indian subcontinent from 1221 to 1327. The Mongols made Kashmir their vassal state, however, the campaigns against the Delhi Sultanate proved unsuccessful, in spite of the constant Mongol threat. After the collapse of the Mongol Empire, the final Turco-Mongol invasion occurred when Timur sacked and plundered Delhi, the capital of the Delhi Sultanate, though he left India soon after.
After defeating Jalal ad-Din at the Battle of Indus in 1221, Genghis Khan sent two tumens to pursue him. Meanwhile General Bala had chased Jalal ad-Din throughout the Punjab plains, had attacked outlying towns like Bhera and Multan and had even sacked the outskirts of Lahore. The October heat put a stop to their operations and the Mongols returned to Chingiz, confident that Jalal ad-Din could never again be a threat to them. However, survivors from the Battle of the Indus were also wandering through the Punjab at that time and these eventually...
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