<P> In 1398 , Timur invaded northern India , attacking the Delhi Sultanate ruled by Sultan Nasir - ud - Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq of the Tughlaq Dynasty . He was opposed by Ahirs and faced some reversals from the Jats , but the Sultanate at Delhi did nothing to stop him . After crossing the Indus river on 30 September 1398 , he sacked Tulamba and massacred its inhabitants . Then he advanced and captured Multan by October . </P>
<P> In 1398 , Timur invaded northern India , attacking the Delhi Sultanate ruled by Sultan Nasir - ud - Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq of the Tughlaq Dynasty . He was opposed by Ahirs and faced some reversals from the Jats , but the Sultanate at Delhi did nothing to stop him . After crossing the Indus river on 30 September 1398 , he sacked Tulamba and massacred its inhabitants . Then he advanced and captured Multan by October . </P>
who was sultan of delhi when timur attack on delhi
who was sultan of delhi when timur attack on delhi
Sultan Nasir - ud - Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq of the Tughlaq Dynasty
Sultan Nasir - ud - Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq of the Tughlaq Dynasty