INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

SULTANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With reference to Delhi Sultanate, who was the founder of Sayyid Dynasty?
A
Khizr Khan
B
Muhammad Shah
C
Alauddin Alam Shah
D
Mubarak Shah
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Khizr Khan (reigned 28 May 1414 – 20 May 1421) was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty, the ruling dynasty of the Delhi sultanate, in northern India soon after the invasion of Timur and the fall of the Tughlaq dynasty .

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: In 1414, he was defeated by Khizar Khan, who was governor of Multan at the time of Taimur’s invasion and had been appointed by him as a governor of Lahore. After the defeat of Dualat Khan, Khizar Khan became the king of Delhi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Khizr Khan was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. In 1414 AD, Khizr Khan occupied the power of Delhi. He did not hold the title of Sultan and declared himself as ‘Rayat-e-Ala’.

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