The massacre that ended the Delhi Sultanate
The first time cannons were used against an army spelled the end of an empire
The first time you set on eyes on New Delhi, you’re overwhelmed by the unending chaos. There seems to be no city planning or traffic rules, and 32 million people jostle and swirl and shout around you. But there’s much more to the city than the chaos of the 21st Century.
700 years ago, Delhi was the center of an enormous Islamic empire that stretched acr…
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