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Tamerlane's Invasion of Delhi: The Sacking of a Sultanate
In 1398, Tamerlane invaded the Delhi Sultanate, then the wealthiest state in the Indian subcontinent. This episode follows his brutal campaign from the Khyber Pass to the sack of Delhi itself. We examine how his army crossed the Indus, crushed the Rajput fort of Bhatnair, and defeated Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq at the Battle of Panipat. Lucas describes the horrific aftermath: three days of massacre, pyramids of skulls, and the enslavement of thousands of artisans who were marched back to Samarkand. He also discusses Tamerlane's strategic motives—was it just plunder, or a…
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