The devastating invasion of Timur (Tamerlane) in 1398 AD effectively destroyed the power of the Delhi Sultanate. Who was the Tughlaq ruler of Delhi at the time of this invasion?

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Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughlaq (the last ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty) was the Sultan of Delhi when Timur invaded in 1398. The Sultan and his wazir Mallu Iqbal fled the capital, leaving Delhi to be brutally sacked and massacred by Timur's forces.

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