Question
This leader loaded wood and hay on the backs of camels and lit the stack on fire to scare away enemy war elephants prior to his 1398 sack of Delhi. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Central Asian leader who conquered the Golden Horde and founded a namesake empire centered at Samarkand.
ANSWER: Timur [or Tamerlane; or Timur the Lame; accept Timurid Empire]
[10h] Swivel guns placed on camels, known as zamburak, played an important role in cutting down infantry at this battle. The Koh-i-Noor diamond was plundered in a sack of Delhi following this victory for Nader Shah.
ANSWER: Battle of Karnal
[10m] Zamburak artillery units were used by Ahmad Shah Durrani during a battle at this location. The Delhi Sultanate collapsed after Ibrahim Lodi died in an earlier battle at this location.
ANSWER: Panipat [accept First Battle of Panipat; accept Third Battle of Panipat]
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