The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.546
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c20.546
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On March 19 Tīmūr recrossed the Indus, and two days later left Bannū, after inflicting on India more misery than had ever before been inflicted by any conqueror in a single invasion. Mahmūd’s tale of slaughter from first to last probably exceeded his, but in no single incursion did he approach Tīmūr’s terrible record.