Mongol invasion of India, 1305

Battle of Amroha
Part of the Mongol invasions of India
Date 20 December 1305 Location Amroha district 28°54′16″N 78°28′02″E / 28.9043537°N 78.4673426°E / 28.9043537; 78.4673426Coordinates: 28°54′16″N 78°28′02″E / 28.9043537°N 78.4673426°E / 28.9043537; 78.4673426 Result Delhi Sultanate victory
Belligerents
Chagatai Khanate	Delhi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Ali Beg  (POW) Tartaq  (POW)	Malik Nayak Malik Tughluq Bahram Aibah Mahmud Sartiah Qarmshi Qutta Takli Tulak
Strength
30,000 - 50,000	30,000
Casualties and losses
20,000 dead 9,000  (POW) (later executed)	unknown
Location of Amroha in present-day India

The Battle of Amroha was fought on 20 December 1305 between the armies of the Delhi Sultanate of India and the Mongol Chagatai Khanate of Central Asia. The Delhi force led by Malik Nayak defeated the Mongol army led by Ali Beg and Tartaq near Amroha in present-day Uttar Pradesh.

The Mongol Chagatai Khanate had invaded the Delhi Sultanate a number of times in the 13th century. After Alauddin Khalji ascended the throne of Delhi, four such invasions had been repulsed in 1297-98, 1298-99, 1299, and 1303. During the 1303 invasion, the Mongols managed to enter Alauddin's capital Delhi, which prompted him to take a series of steps to prevent further Mongol invasions. Alauddin started residing in the newly-constructed Siri Fort, repaired and built several frontier forts, and appointed powerful commanders in the frontier regions.

Despite Alauddin's measures, a Mongol force led by Ali Beg invaded the Delhi Sultanate in 1305. The Delhi chronicler Ziauddin Barani describes Ali Beg as a descendant of Genghis Khan, but Ali Beg actually belonged to the Khongirad tribe. He was married to a Chinggisid princess, who was a descendant of Genghis Khan through Ogodei.

Ali Beg was supported by the generals Tartaq and Taraghai (sometimes incorrectly transliterated as "Targhi"). This was Taraghai's third time in India: he was a general in Qutlugh Khwaja's army during the 1299 invasion, and had led the 1303 invasion. However, this time, he appears to have returned once the invading army crossed the Jhelum river. Dawal Rani by the Delhi chronicler Amir Khusrau implies that he was later killed by his fellow Mongols.