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3 unusual facts about Mongol invasions of India


Mongol invasions of India

Khokhar tribe of Punjab was in alliance with Mongols during their invasion of India.

The Mongol commander Bala chased Jalal ad-Din throughout the Punjab region and attacked outlying towns like Bhera and Multan and had even sacked the outskirts of Lahore.

The Khilji tribe usurped power from the older Delhi Sultans and began to rapidly project their power into other parts of India.



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Sali Noyan

Large-scale Mongol invasions of India ceased and the Delhi Sultans used the respite to recover the frontier towns like Multan, Uch, and Lahore, and to punish the local Ranas and Rais who had joined hands with either the Khwarazim or the Mongol invaders.