Draft:Battle of Lahore (1241)

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Battle of Lahore (1241)
DateDecember 1241
Location
Lahore, Pakistan
Result Mongol victory
Belligerents

Mongol Empire

Delhi Sultanate

Commanders and leaders
Unknown Malik Ikhtyaruddin Qaraqash[1]
Strength
30,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy

With the threat of Mongol invasions and expansion and the political instability in Lahore caused future sultans to regard Delhi as a safer capital for medieval Islamic India,[2] even though Delhi was considered a forward base whereas Lahore was widely considered the center of Islamic culture in northeastern Punjab.[2]

Lahore came under progressively weaker central rule under Iltutmish's descendants in Delhi, to the point that governors in the city acted with great autonomy.[3] Under the rule of Kabir Khan Ayaz, Lahore was virtually independent from the Delhi Sultanate.[3] Lahore was sacked and came under the occupation of the Mongol army in 1241.[4] The Mongols defeated the Lahore governor, Malik Ikhtyaruddin Qaraqash, massacred the entire population and the city was leveled to the ground.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Siddiqi, Iqtidar Husain (2010). Indo-Persian Historiography up to the Thirteenth Century. Primus Books. ISBN 9788190891806.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference jackson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bosworth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Sadasivan, Balaji (14 August 2018). The Dancing Girl: A History of Early India. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9789814311670 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Indo-Persian Historiography Up to the Thirteenth Century
  6. ^ Cyril Glasse (2008). New Encyclopedia of Islam (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0742562967.
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