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How did Iltutmish save India from a mongol invasion?

  • Changez Khan and his forces first appeared in 1221, on the banks of River Indus.
  • He overpowered the King of Khuarzim near the Indus River
  • King of Khuarzim then requested for refuge to the Delhi Sultan.
  • Iltutmish not wanting to get into direct conflict with the Mongols because of King of Khuarzim, denied him the refuge on the pretext that the Delhi weather was not suitable for him.
  • Meanwhile Changez Khan and his army became tired and unable to bear the heat of the summer, returned to the western banks of the River Indus, thus withdrawing the plans of Delhi onslaught.
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In 1221, theMongols, underGenghis Khanappeared for the first time on the banks of the Indus. They had overrun the countries of Central and Western Asia with lightning rapidity. The Mongols sacked the Khwarazmian kingdom (Khwarazm-Shah), capturedKhivaand forced its ruler,Jalal ad-Din Mingburnual-Khwarazmi to flee to the Punjab.

Mingburnu, a staunt opposer of the Mongols, entered into an alliance with the Khokhars and captured Lahore and much of the Punjab. He requested an alliance with Shams-ud-din against the Mongols . The Sultan of Delhi refused, not wishing to get into a conflict with Genghis Khan and marched towards Lahore at the head of a large army. Mingburnu retreated from Lahore and moved towardsUchchinflicting a heavy defeat on Qabacha, and plundered Sindh and northernGujaratand returned toPersiain 1224. The Mongols invested Multan before leaving as well.

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In 1221, theMongols, underGenghis Khanappeared for the first time on the banks of the Indus. They had overrun the countries of Central and Western Asia with lightning rapidity. The Mongols sacked the Khwarazmian kingdom (Khwarazm-Shah), capturedKhivaand forced its ruler,Jalal ad-Din Mingburnual-Khwarazmi to flee to the Punjab.

Mingburnu, a staunt opposer of the Mongols, entered into an alliance with the Khokhars and captured Lahore and much of the Punjab. He requested an alliance with Shams-ud-din against the Mongols . The Sultan of Delhi refused, not wishing to get into a conflict with Genghis Khan and marched towards Lahore at the head of a large army. Mingburnu retreated from Lahore and moved towardsUchchinflicting a heavy defeat on Qabacha, and plundered Sindh and northernGujaratand returned toPersiain 1224. The Mongols invested Multan before leaving as well.

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By building a series of forts in the noth-west frontier

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