Timur invaded India and ordered a general massacre of the people of Delhi during the reign of ______.

Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

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Ghiyasuddin II

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Abu Bakr

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Alauddin Sikandar

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Solution

The correct option is A Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
In 1398, Timur invaded northern India during that time the Delhi Sultanate was ruled by Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq of the Tughlaq Dynasty. Delhi was sacked and left in ruins by him Capture of Delhi was one of his greatest achievement.

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