Bakhtiyar Khalji's Tibet campaign

Bakhtiyar Khalji's Tibet campaign

Bakhtiyar Khalji led his army through harsh terrain into the cultivated valley of mainland Kamrup and Tibet, where he met fierce resistance and a guerrilla uprising
Date1205 or 1206
Location
Chumbi Valley, Tibet
Result Tibetan victory
Belligerents
Khaljis of Bengal
Supported by
Deshi Muslims		 Tibetan tribes
Commanders and leaders
Bakhtiyar Khalji
Ali Mech		 Tibetan tribal leaders
Strength
c. 10,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Nearly all except around hundred cavalry. Unknown but less than Bakhtiyar

Bakhtiyar Khalji, the general of Qutubuddin Aibak, launched a campaign to invade Tibet in 1205 or 1206.

Tibet was a source for horses, the most prized possession of any army, and Khalji was keen to control the lucrative trade between Tibet and India. Khajli's army commenced plundering the country around the Tibet region of the Chumbi Valley. The people of that area and the parts adjacent advanced to repel the invaders. From daybreak to the time of evening prayer, a fierce battle ensued, and a great number of Khalji's army were killed or wounded.

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