At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- South Asia
- Review
- Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Overview
The sultan Ghiyath al-Din Balban restored Lahore soon after his accession to the throne of Delhi in 664/1266, following the ruin left by the Mongol sack of 639/1241; it nevertheless remained for decades a frontier region exposed to regular Mongol attacks 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Lahore
- Had participant
- Ghiyath al-Din Balban
People and things also explored
Badshahi Mosque· Ahmad Shah Durrani occupies Lahore, Muharram 1161/January 1748· al-Duz takes Lahore and is killed· Lahore formally annexed to the British empire, March 1849· First written mention of Lahore in the Hudud al-'alam, 372/982· Humayun reoccupies Lahore, Rabi' II 962/February 1555· Iltutmish's forces take Lahore, 613/1217· Jahangir makes Lahore his capital, 1031/1623
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 5.2 p. 38
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Balban restores Lahore after his accession, 664/1266”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/lahore-balban-restore-664/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.