Battle of Jalandhar
| Battle of Sind | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mongol invasion of Central Asia | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Mongol Empire | Delhi Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Soldi |
Ulugh Khan Zafar Khan |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 10 Tumens(1 Tuman equal 10,000) | 475,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 20,000 killed, hundreds captured along with Soldi | 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.
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