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| Sack of Delhi | |||||||
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| Part of Timurid conquests and invasions and campaigns of Timur | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Timur_invasion_of_India_in_1397-1399.png) Map showing Timur's Invasion of India 1397-1399 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Timurid Empire |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Delhi_Sultanate_Flag.svg){kind=small} Delhi Sultanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Timur Pir Muhammad |
Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq Mallu Iqbal | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 90,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 100,000-200,000 or more | ||||||
The Sack of Delhi was a battle between Timur, founder of the Timurid Empire and the Delhi Sultanate. It took place on 17 December 1398 and lasted for 3 days and ended with the massacre of over 100,000 citizens as well as the Delhi army.