Medieval Indian History

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.