A History of Agriculture in India v2.c63.s1.7

v2.c63.s1.7

In the autumn of A.D. 1398 Timur crossed the Indus, the first defence of India, with a cavalry force of ninety thousand. He defeated Mahmud Tughlak at Loni and again near Delhi. Then he carried out his notorious massacre of the inhabitants of Delhi. The economic prosperity of the Delhi Sultanate was completely shattered by the catastrophe of Timur's invasion. All the four cities of Delhi were thoroughly and mercilessly sacked and an immense booty consisting of male and female slaves, precious stones and pearls, as well as gold and silver, was taken away from the unfortunate inhabitants of the capital. He also carried away skilled artisans whom he employed in construction of his monuments at Samarkand.