Why were Mongols attacking the Delhi Sultanate?
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DELHI SULTANS
Learning Goals:
Regions outside Delhi
Mongol Attack
Large part of the subcontinent remained outside the control of the Delhi Sultans since it was difficult to control distant provinces of Bengal from Delhi and soon after annexing the southern part of India, the entire region became independent. The forested areas of Gangetic plains were untouched by them. These areas were ruled by the local chieftains. Even if the rulers like Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad Tughluq exerted control over these areas, it was for a short duration only.
The Mongols
The north-eastern part of Iran, Transoxiana was invaded by the Mongols in the year 1219. Soon after, they attacked the Delhi Sultanate. During the reign of Alauddin Khalji and the early reigning period of Muhammad Tughluq, there was an increase in the attack of the Delhi Sultanate. Consequently, they had to mobilize a large standing army in Delhi which posed a huge administrative challenge.
Answer:
The next major Mongol invasion took place after the Khaljis had been replaced by the Tughlaq dynasty in the Sultanate. In 1327 the Chagatai Mongols under Tarmashirin, who had sent envoys to Delhi to negotiate peace the previous year, sacked the frontier towns of Lamghan and Multan and besieged Delhi.