Battle of Beas River
| Battle of Beas River 1285 | |||||||
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| Part of Mongol invasions of India | |||||||
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| 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.