Siege of Multan (1398)

Siege of Multan
Part of Timurid conquests and invasions and Campaigns of Timur

Map showing Timur's Invasion of India 1397-1399
Date1398
Location
Multan Present day Pakistan
Result Timurid victory [1][2][3][4][5]
Belligerents
Timurid Empire Delhi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Timur
Pir Muhammad
Governor of Multan
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy

The siege of Multan took place in 1398, it was led by Pir Muhammad and Timur. A six-month long siege resulted in a Timurid victory.

  1. ^ Vincent Arthur Smith - The Oxford History of India p,252
  2. ^ Ahmed, Farooqui Salma (2011). A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century. Pearson Education India. ISBN 9788131732021.
  3. ^ Yousaf, Mohammad (1971). A Brief History of Multan. Ferozsons.
  4. ^ Philosophers of War [2 Volumes] p,185
  5. ^ Dictionary of Battles and Sieges [3 Volumes] p,696

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