The Sack of Delhi: Tamerlane's Invasion of India 1398

In December 1398, Tamerlane's army stormed the walls of Delhi, slaughtering tens of thousands and leaving the city in ruins after a three-month campaign through the Indus. This episode retraces the journey across the Hindu Kush, the conquest of Multan, the brutal encounter with the Delhi Sultanate's war elephants, and the final sack. Lucas and Luna explore the sources: the Zafarnama's account of Tamerlane's own justification, the eyewitness testimony of the chronicler Ibn Arabshah, and the contrasting evidence from Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud's court. They also examine the plunder that enriched Samarkand — not just gold, but skilled captives who transformed Timurid culture. The episode ends with a reflection on how Delhi's fall echoed into Mughal history. #Timur #DelhiSultanate #SackOfDelhi #NasirUdDinMahmud #HinduKush #Multan #WarElephants #Zafarnama #IbnArabshah #SahibIQiran #Samarkand #MawaraAlNahr #India #1398 #MedievalIndia #CentralAsia #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo