Battle of Beas River

Battle of Beas River 1285
Part of Mongol invasions of India
Date9 March 1285
Location
Result

Mamluk victory

  • Mongol Forces Withdraw
  • Balban's Son Muhammad Khan Was Killed in the Battle of Multan
Belligerents
Chagatai Khanate Mamluk Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Ghiyas ud din Balban
Muhammad Khan 

The Battle of Beas River took place between the Chagatai Khanate and the Mamluk Sultanate of delhi on 9 March 1285. Ghiyas ud din Balban arranged a military defense line across the Beas River as part of his "blood and iron" fortification chain strategy at Multan and Lahore as a countermeasure against the Chagatai Khanate invasion. Balban managed to repulse the invasion. However, his son Muhammad Khan was slain in battle.