Conflict: | Battle of Beas River 1285 |
Partof: | Mongol invasion of Central Asia |
Date: | 9 March 1285 |
Place: | Beas River |
Result: |
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Combatant1: | Chagatai Khanate |
Combatant2: | Mamluk Sultanate |
Commander2: | Ghiyas ud din Balban Muhammad Khan |
The Battle of Beas River took place between the Chagatai Khanate and the Mamluk Sultanate 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.[1] [2] [3] [4]