Draft:Sack of Bhatner fort (1398)

The Sack of Bhatner fort (1398) was a battle Fought by Timurid Empire in (1398) during Invasion of Dehli. Timur laid siege on the bhatner fort with an

Siege of Bhatner fort
Part of Timurid conquests and invasions and Campaigns of Timur
Date 17 December 1398 Location Delhi Present day India Result Timurid Empire victory
Belligerents
Timurid Empire	Delhi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Timur Pir Muhammad	Unknown
Strength
Almost 10,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	10,000 during the battle

army of 10,000 troops against the Muslims and rajputs of Rajhastan. It took place during (23 November 1398) in the modern day Rajasthan and Ended with a Timurid victory.

Background

Timur who had heard about this quickly turned his eye on Delhi knowing about the rich 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 certainly had an interest in the massive amount of wealth that India had. He Had launched an invasion of Dehli against the Tughlaq Empire ruling In India.

The invasion of India

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

Siege of Bhatner fort

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 the Rajput king Dulachand. Dulachand Strongly opposed Timur but when harried,He considered surrenderring. He was locked outside the walls of Bhatner by his brother and was later Terminated by Timur. The garrison of Bhatner then fought and Made a strong stand against the army but, were slaughtered to the last man. Bhatner was looted and burned to the ground. While on his march towards Delhi, Timur was opposed by the Jat peasantry, who would loot caravans and then disappear in the forests, Timur had 2,000 Jats Terminated and many taken Prisoners. But the Sultanate at Delhi was unable to stop his advance.