Sayyid Dynasty(1414-1451)
Rulers | Period |
Khizr Khan | 1414-1421 |
Mubarak Shah | 1421-1433 |
Muhammad Shah | 1434-1445 |
Alam Shah | 1445-1451 |
Khizr Khan(1414-1421)
Before Timur left India, appointed Khizr Khan as governor of Multan and captured Delhi, and founded the Sayyid dynasty in 1414. He is considered to be one of the important rulers of the Sayyid Dynasty.
Muhammad Shah(1434-1443)
Muhammad Shah succeeded Mubarak Shah was busy acting against his conspirators and gradually lost control of his nobles. He was succeeded by his son Alam Shah.
Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate was a powerful Islamic Empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for more than 320 years, i.e. from 1206 to 1526. Five dynasties ruled over Delhi Sultanate sequentially:
- Mamluk Dynasty (1206-1290)
- Khalji Dynasty (1290-1320)
- Tuglaq Dynasty (1320-1414)
- Sayyid Dynasty (1414-1451)
- Lodi Dynasty (1451-1526)
It covered a wide swathe of territories in modern India, from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as well as parts of Southern Nepal.
Table of Content
- History and Overview
- Delhi Sultanate
- Sources of Delhi Sultanate
- Expansion of Delhi Sultanate
- Slave or Mamluk Dynasty
- Khilji Dynasty (1290-1320)
- Tughluq Dynasty(1320-1414)
- Sayyid Dynasty(1414-1451)
- Lodi Dynasty(1451-1526)
- Economy
- Literature ad Language
- Architecture