Siege of Bhatner fort
Part of Timurid conquests and invasions and Campaigns of Timur
Date17 December 1398
Location
Hanumangarh, India
Result Timurid Empire victory
Belligerents
Timurid Empire Delhi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Timur
Pir Muhammad		 King Dulachand
Strength
Almost 10,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 10,000 during the battle

The Sack of Bhatner Fort (1398) was an attack by Timurid Empire in (1398) during the Invasion of Dehli. Timur laid siege on Bhatner Fort with an army of 10,000 troops against the Muslims and Rajputs of Rajasthan. It took place on 23 November 1398 in Rajasthan and ended with a Timurid victory.[1]

Background

Timur eyed Delhi, knowing about the wealth of India. Timur had begun preparations and mobilization for his next campaign. While Timur had no intention of ruling over India or interest in an Indian Empire, he coveted its wealth. He launched an invasion of Dehli against the ruling Tughlaq Empire In India.[2]

Invasion of India

In 1398, Timur gathered an army of over 90,000 to invade India. On 30 September 1398 Timur crossed the Indus River and reached Tulamba where he sacked the city and massacred its inhabitants. In October he reached Multan and captured the city. Most of his invasions faced almost no resistance, as they were already weakened and had not mobilized properly. During campaign Amir Timur killed 1,000,000 Indians.[2]

Siege

His invasion was initially unopposed as most of the Indian nobles conceded without a fight. However, he did stumble across resistance from the united army of Rajputs and Muslims at Bhatner under the command of Rajput King Dulachand. Dulachand strongly opposed Timur but when attacked, he considered surrendering. He was locked outside the walls of Bhatner by his brother and was later killed by Timur. The garrison then fought and made a strong stand, but were slaughtered to the last man. Bhatner was looted and burned. While on his march towards Delhi, Timur was opposed by the Jat peasantry, who looted caravans and then disappeared into the forests, Timur had 2,000 Jats killed and took many prisoners.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Saunders, J. J. (2023-07-07), "The Turkish rehearsal for the Mongol conquests", The History of the Mongol Conquests, London: Routledge, pp. 16–29, ISBN 978-1-003-40809-3, retrieved 2023-11-16
  2. 1 2 "Timur's Invasion of India | History Unravelled". historyunravelled.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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