On 17 December 1398, Tamerlane orchestrated a ruthless conquest of Delhi, marking a devastating chapter in history.
Confronted by Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mehmud’s formidable war elephants, he devised a grimly ingenious strategy: Camels laden with hay were set ablaze and driven toward the Sultan’s elephant ranks.
The inferno and chaos spooked the elephants, causing them to trample their own troops in a frenzy, sealing Mehmud’s defeat.
Delhi fell into Tamerlane’s grasp, its riches plundered, and its populace subjected to harrowing atrocities, leaving behind a scar of despair and ruin.
