The
Mongol Empire launched several
invasions into the
Indian subcontinent from 1221 to 1327, with many of the later raids made by the unruly
Qaraunas of Mongol origin. The Mongols subjugated
Kashmir as a
vassal state and occupied parts of modern
Pakistan and parts of
Punjab for decades. As the Mongols progressed into the Indian hinterland and reached the outskirts of
Delhi, the
Delhi Sultanate led a campaign against them in which the Mongol army inflicted huge losses on the rival army, but were beaten back nonetheless.