Battle of Jalandhar

Battle of Sind
Part of the Mongol invasion of Central Asia
Date1298
LocationSindh
Result Delhi Sultanate victory
Territorial
changes
Mongol forces was expelled from India
Belligerents
Mongol Empire Delhi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Soldi Ulugh Khan
Zafar Khan
Strength
10 Tumens(1 Tuman equal 10,000) 475,000[1]
Casualties and losses
20,000 killed, hundreds captured along with Soldi[2] Unknown

In the year 1298, Zafar Khan together with Ulugh Khan managed to halt the advance of invading Mongols. Khan's army defeated the Mongol army near the city of Jalandhar, bypassing Lahore. The Mongol armies suffered casualties of, as its recorded, about 20,000 slaughtered, and hundreds other were taken captive including their commander. This victory secured Alauddin Khilji's throne.[3][4]

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