Editing Multan (section)

====Khalji's invasion====
{{main|Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Multan}}
Delhi Sultan [[Alauddin Khalji]] dispatched his brother [[Ulugh Khan]] in 1296 to conquer Multan region which was governed by surviving family members of his predecessor. (Sultan [[Jalal-ud-din Khalji]])

After usurping the throne of Delhi, Alauddin decided to eliminate the surviving family members of Jalaluddin, who were present in Multan. In November 1296, he sent a 30,000–40,000 strong army led by Ulugh Khan and [[Zafar Khan (Indian general)|Zafar Khan]] to Multan who successfully captured the city after two months of siege.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Davies |first=C. Collin |date=January 1934 |title=History of Shahjahan of Dihli. by Banarsi Prasad Saksena. 8½ × 5½, pp. xxx + 373. Allahabad: The Indian Press, Ltd., 1932. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0035869x00083040 |journal=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=197–198 |doi=10.1017/s0035869x00083040 |s2cid=162759552 |issn=0035-869X|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

[[Amir Khusrau]], the famous Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet and scholar visited Multan on the invitation of Khan Muhammad. Multan at the time was the gateway to India and was a center of knowledge and learning. Caravans of scholars, tradesmen and emissaries transited through Multan from [[Baghdad]], [[Arabia]] and [[Persia]] on their way to Delhi. Khusrau wrote that:

I tied the belt of service on my waist and put on the cap of companionship for another five years. I imparted lustre to the water of Multan from the ocean of my wits and pleasantries.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=Sunil |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ofdjAAAAMAAJ |title=Amir Khusraw: The Poet of Sultans and Sufis |last2=سنىل |first2=شارما، |date=May 2005 |publisher=Oneworld Publications |isbn=978-1-85168-362-8 |language=en}}</ref>