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Siege Of Multan (1810)
Siege of Multan may refer to, * Siege of Multan, 1296–1297, Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Multan. * Siege of Multan (1398) part of the Timur#Campaign against the Delhi Sultanate , Timurid invasion of India * Siege of Multan (1528), Babur annexes Langah dynasty * Siege of Multan (1772) * Siege of Multan (1780), Durrani Empire, Afghans reconquer Multan. * Siege of Multan (1810), Sikhs capture Multan and Multan governor realizes tribute. * Siege of Multan (1818), Sikhs capture Multan from the Afghans * Siege of Multan (1848–1849), between East India Company, British East India Company and the Sikh Empire. History of Multan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Multan, 1296–1297
In November 1296, the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji sent an expedition to conquer Multan. His objective was to eliminate the surviving family members of his predecessor Jalaluddin Khalji, whom he had assassinated to usurp the throne of Delhi. Multan was governed by Jalaluddin's eldest son Arkali Khan. Alauddin's generals Ulugh Khan and Zafar Khan besieged Multan for around two months. They managed to gain control of the city after Arkali Khan's officers defected to their side. The surviving family members of Jalaluddin were imprisoned, and later, several of them were either blinded or killed. Background Alauddin had become the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate after assassinating his father-in-law Jalaluddin. Multan, which was located in the Punjab region to the north-west of Delhi, was under the control of Jalaluddin's eldest son Arkali Khan. Jalaluddin's widow (the former queen or ''Malka-i-Jahan'') and his younger son Ruknuddin Ibrahim had taken shelter in Multan aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |