Battle of Sind
| Battle of Sind | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mongol invasion of Central Asia | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Mongol Empire | Delhi Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Soldi |
Alauddin Khilji Zafar Khan | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | |||||||||
At the Battle of Sindh, Soldi led the Second Mongol Invasion into the India Sultanate, overran Sindh, and captured its stronghold, Siwistan.
Zafar Khan then led a sudden counterattack against the enemy fort and reclaimed the structure in heavy battles involving melee combats using short ranged weapons like axes, swords, javelins, and spears. Zafar Khan was said to proceed this siege without using standart military equipments of siege warfare such as Manjaniq or Ballistas('Aradah), He even did not resorting mines, Wooden siege towers(Gargaj) or Earthwork battlement mounds(Pashib[1]) until he managed to break the sorties of defending Chagatai forces.[Elliot, Dowson 1]
After the fighting ceased, the Soldi armies had perished under Zafar's onslaught. Soldi himself was captured alive along with the women and children of the Mongols.[2][3] Thus this feat was inspiring awe of Zafar Khan bravery. In the same year Zafar Khan received the fief in Samana[4]
References
- ↑ Gommans, J.J.L. (Aug 29, 2003). Mughal Warfare: Indian Frontiers and Highroads to Empire 1500–1700. Routledge. pp. 141–156. ISBN 1134552769.
- ↑ The Pearson General Studies Manual 2009, 1/e By Showick Thorpe Edgar Thorpe
- ↑ Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India, Volume 1 By Jaswant Lal Mehta
- ↑ Elliot, Dowson; Page 165
- ↑ Henry Miers, John, Elliot, Dowson. The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians: The Muhammadan Period. Cambridge University Press, 2013. p. 165. ISBN 1108055850.