Mongol invasion of Sindh

Battles of Sivistan 1298–1299
Part of Mongol invasions of India
Date1298-1299
Location26°25′24″N 67°51′47″E / 26.4234157°N 67.8629399°E / 26.4234157; 67.8629399
Result Delhi Sultanate victory
Territorial
changes
Mongol forces expelled from Sivistan
Belligerents
Mongols, possibly Neguderi fugitives Delhi Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Saldi Zafar Khan
Casualties and losses
Heavy
Mongol invasion of Sindh is located in Pakistan
Mongol invasion of Sindh
Location of Sivistan (Sehwan) in present-day Pakistan

In 1298–99, a Mongol army (possibly Neguderi fugitives) invaded the Sindh region of the Delhi Sultanate, and occupied the fort of Sivistan in present-day Pakistan. The Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khalji dispatched his general Zafar Khan to evict the Mongols. Zafar Khan recaptured the fort, and imprisoned the Mongol leader Saldi and his companions.


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