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Siege of Lahore

Siege of Lahore was a siege conducted on 22 December 1241 at Lahore, in what is now Pakistan. It was part of Mongol invasions and conquests, which ran from 1206 to 1337. The recorded result: Mongol victory; Malik Ikhtyaruddin Qaraqash fled before the city fell.

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Fought22 December 1241
WhereLahore, Pakistan31.550N, 74.344E
OutcomeMongol victory; Malik Ikhtyaruddin Qaraqash fled before the city fell
BelligerentsMongol Empireagainstborder|23px Delhi Sultanate
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy
Part ofMongol invasions and conquests1206 to 1337

Where it sits in Mongol invasions and conquests

Siege of Multan, 1222Battle of the Kalka River, 1223Siege of Kuju, 1231Battle of Cheoin, 1232Battle of Legnica, 1241Battle of Mohi, 1241Siege of Lahore, 1241Siege of Gerdkuh, 1253Siege of Maymun-Diz, 1256Siege of Alamut, 1256Siege of Lambsar, 1256Capture of Damascus, 1260Siege of Aleppo, 1260Battle of Ain Jalut, 1260Siege of Mosul, 1261Siege of al-Bira, 1272Battle of Bun'ei, 1274Battle of Iki (1274), 1274Battle of Kōan, 1281Second Battle of Homs, 1281Battle of Sind, 1298Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar, 1299Capture of Damascus, 1300Battle of Aleppo, 1303Battle of Marj al-Saffar, 1303Battle of Amroha, 1305Battle of Ravi, 1306Siege of Anazarba, 1307Siege of Al-Rahba, 131212221312Siege of Lahore, 1241
30 placed engagements of Mongol invasions and conquests in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 December 1241
PlaceLahore, Pakistan
31.550N, 74.344E
KindSiege, medieval
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1186 and 1965.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1241

Siege of Lahore is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 67 in present-day Pakistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q136458748, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lahore (1241), revision 1370742759, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.