Multiple choice

In which year did Taimur invade India?

  1. 1350

  2. 1399

  3. 1398

  4. 1361
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Explanation

Timur (Tamerlane), the Turko-Mongol conqueror, invaded northwestern India in 1398. He sacked Delhi, massacred its inhabitants, and looted the city before withdrawing. This invasion weakened the Tughlaq dynasty and contributed to its eventual decline.

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