#OnThisDay in 1398, #Timūr Gurkānī captured #Delhi, defeating the sultan's elephants armored with chain mail & poison-tipped tusks with #camels loaded with hay set on fire. #Tamerlane destroyed the capital of the Delhi sultanate & killed over 100,000 Indians...

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Timur's conquests

Timur's battle tactics

#OnThisDay in 1398, #Timūr Gurkānī captured #Delhi, defeating the sultan's elephants; #Tamerlane destroyed the capital of the Delhi sultanate & killed over 100,000 Indians; it was one of the bloodiest days in #history & a turning point in the history of #India...
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