Editing Lahore Fort (section)

===Delhi Sultanate===
The first historical reference to a fort at the site is from the 11th century during the rule of [[Mahmud of Ghazni]]. The fort was made of mud and was destroyed in 1241 by the [[Mongols]] during their invasion of Lahore.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.ualberta.ca/~rnoor/lahore_fort.html|title=lahore fort|publisher=University of Alberta|access-date=2 September 2017|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170905/http://www.ualberta.ca/~rnoor/lahore_fort.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> A new fort was constructed in 1267 at the site by Sultan [[Balban]] of the [[Mamluk dynasty of Delhi|Mamluk dynasty]] of the [[Delhi Sultanate]].<ref>{{harvnb|Hamadani|1986|p=103}}</ref> The re-built fort was destroyed in 1398 by the invading forces of [[Timur]], only to be rebuilt by [[Sayyid dynasty#Sayyid Mubarak Shah|Mubarak Shah Sayyid]] in 1421.<ref>Khan, p.10</ref>  In the 1430s, the fort was occupied by Shaikh Ali of [[Kabul]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Punjab (India)|title=Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume 13|publisher=Controller of Print. and Stationery, 2002|page=26}}</ref> It later remained under the control of the [[Lodi dynasty]] until Lahore was captured by the Mughal Emperor [[Babur]] in 1526.