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Sack of Delhi
Part of Timurid conquests and invasions and campaigns of Timur
Map showing Timur's Invasion of India 1397–1399
Date 1398 Location Delhi, India Result Timurid victory
Belligerents
Timurid Empire	Delhi Sultanate
Strength
90,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	100,000 civilians got Massacred

The Sack of Delhi was a battle between Timur – founder of the Timurid Empire – and the Delhi Sultanate.

See also

• Timurid conquests and invasions

References

1. Katz, Steven T. (January 30, 1994). "The Holocaust in historical context: The Holocaust and mass death before the Modern Age". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
2. Smith, Vincent A. (1920). The Oxford History of India: From the Earliest Times to the End of 1911. Clarendon Press. p. 252.
3. Habib, Irfan (2011). Economic History of Medieval India, 1200-1500. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-2791-1.
4. Asif, Manan Ahmed (2020-11-24). The Loss of Hindustan: The Invention of India. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-98790-6.
5. Jackson, Peter (2003-10-16). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-54329-3.

• Timur
• Battles of Timur
• Battles involving the Timurid Empire
• Battles involving the Delhi Sultanate
• Battles of Pir Muhammad (son of Jahangir)
• Military history of the Timurid Empire
• Looting in India
• Military history of Delhi