Iltutmish takes Multan from Qabacha, 625

أخذ إيلتتمش الملتان من قباجة ٦٢٥هـ

1228 CE · 625 AH

Multan

In the first years of the Delhi Sultanate Multan lay under Nasir al-Din Qabacha, the Ghurid mamluk established over Multan, Uch, Lahore and Daybul. His position was weakened by the unsuccessful encounter of 621/1224 with Jalal al-Din Khwarazm-Shah, who reached the region fleeing the advancing Mongols; then Sultan Shams al-Din Iltutmish defeated him in 625/1228, and Multan became an integral part of the Delhi Sultanate 1.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
South Asia
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Multan

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Overview

In 625/1228 Sultan Shams al-Din Iltutmish of Delhi defeated Nasir al-Din Qabacha, and Multan became an integral part of the Delhi Sultanate 1.

The end of Qabacha's state

Qabacha had ruled an independent state in the region since his master's assassination, but he came out of his 621 encounter with Jalal al-Din Khwarazm-Shah weakened; Iltutmish then defeated him outright 1.

What annexation meant

Multan's entry into the Delhi Sultanate closed the contest between the Ghurid mamluks over Sind and the Panjab; the city became a province of Delhi, its governors rotating as raids and rebellions swept its marches 1.

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Multan
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Nasir al-Din Qabacha

People and things also explored

The Mongol siege of Multan (1222)· The Arghuns take Multan into the Mughal orbit, 1526· The British take Multan, 1848-1849· The Mughals cede Lahore and Multan to Ahmad Shah Durrani, 1752· Mu'izz al-Din wrests Multan from the Qarmatians· The Langah sultanate rises at Multan, 1437· Mahmud of Ghazna's Multan campaigns, 396 and 401· The Mongol raids on the Multan marches

Sources

  1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 7 p. 603
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The Mongol siege of Multan (1222)

In Nasir al-Din Qabacha's days over Multan and Uch, Mongol detachments reached the Indus marches in pursuit of the fleeing Jalal al-Din Khwarazm-Shah; the narrative histories record a Mongol siege of Multan in 1222 that failed to take the city, which held for Qabacha. His position was then weakened by the unsuccessful encounter with Jalal al-Din in 621/1224, when the Khwarazm-Shah reached the area fleeing the advancing Mongols.