Battle of Beas River

Battle of Beas River
Part of Mongol invasion of Central Asia
Date 1285 Location Beas River Result Decisive Mamluk sultanate victory
Belligerents
Chagatai Khanate	Mamluk sultanate
Commanders and leaders
	Ghiyas ud din Balban Muhammad Khan †

The battle of Beas River was a battle between Chagatai Khanate army and the Mamluk sultanate in 1285. Ghiyas ud din Balban arranged a military defense line across Beas River as part of his "blood and iron" fortification chain strategy at Multan and Lahore as a countermeasure against the Chagatai Khanate invasion. However, his son Muhammad Khan was slain in battle.^[1]

Primary sources

• Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi Ziauddin Barani

Reference List

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