The battle ended Khusrau Khan's usurpation of the Delhi Sultanate throne and enabled Malik Tughluq to found the Tughluq dynasty.
Key Facts
- Date
- 14 September 1320
- Tughluq's remaining soldiers
- ~500 at critical moment
- Prior engagement
- Battle of Saraswati (Tughluq victory)
- Conflict type
- Intra-Sultanate power struggle
- Outcome
- Khusrau Khan defeated and forced to flee
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Khusrau Khan had usurped the throne of the Delhi Sultanate, provoking opposition from regional governors. Malik Tughluq, governor of Dipalpur, refused to accept his authority and challenged him militarily, first defeating a force sent against him at the Battle of Saraswati before advancing toward Delhi.
At the plain of Lahrawat, Khusrau Khan personally led an army against Tughluq and inflicted heavy losses, reducing Tughluq's force to roughly 500 men. Believing victory was secured, Khusrau Khan's troops turned to plundering the enemy baggage. Tughluq exploited this lapse, launching a direct assault on Khusrau Khan and forcing him to abandon the field.
With Khusrau Khan's army routed, Tughluq proceeded to Delhi and overthrew the usurper. He assumed power as Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, founding the Tughluq dynasty, which would govern the Delhi Sultanate for much of the fourteenth century and into the early fifteenth century.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Malik Tughluq (Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq).
Side B
1 belligerent
Khusrau Khan.