During the rule of which of the following dynasties did Timur or Tamerlane invade India in 1398 AD?
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Option 2 : The Tughlaq dynasty
The correct answer is The Tughlaq dynasty.
- Tamerlane or Timur marched into India with his army and reached Delhi in the year 1398.
- Attacking the Delhi Sultanate ruled by Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq.
- He started his journey from Samarkand. After crossing the Sindh river, he entered Punjab.
- He crossed Indus and captured Multan, and just walked over to Delhi without much resistance.
- Hence Tughlaq dynasty is the answer.
- Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi Sultanate sequentially:
- Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290)
- Khalji dynasty (1290–1320)
- Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414)
- Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451)
- Lodi dynasty (1451–1526)
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