Sayyid and Lodi Dynasties
THE SAYYID DYNASTY (1414-1451 A.D.)
Khizr Khan (1414- 1421 A.D.)
- He was the founder of Sayyid Dynasty
- He did not swear any royal title.
- He was the Governor of Multan.
- He took advantage of the disordered situation in India after Timur’s invasion.
- In 1414 A.D. he occupied the throne of Delhi.
- He brought parts of Surat, Dilapur, and Punjab under his control.
- But he lost Bengal, Deccan, Gujarat, Jaunpur, Khandesh and Malwa.
- In 1421 he died.
- Mubarak Shah Khizr Khan’s son succeeded him.
Mubarak Shah (1421-1434A.D.)
- Mubarak Shah crushed the local chiefs of the Doab region and the Khokhars.
- He is first Sultan ruler to appoint Hindu nobles in the court of Delhi.
- He constructed “Mubarakbad” City on the banks of the river Jamuna.
- Muhammad Shah Mubarak’s nephew succeeded him.
Muhammad Shah (1434-1445 A.D.)
- He defeated the ruler of Malwa with the help of Bahlul Lodi the Governor of Lahore.
- He conferred Bahlul Lodi with the title Khan-i-Khanan for helping in defeating the ruler of Malwa.
- Later Ala-ud-din Shah succeeded him.
Ala-ud-din Shah (1 445-1457 A.D.)
- He was a weak ruler.
- In 1457 A.D. Bahlul Lodi the Governor of Lahore captured Delhi and made Ala-ud-din Shah to step down from the throne and sent him to Badaun.
- In 1478 A.D. Ala-ud-din Shah died in Badaun.