Sayyid and Lodi Dynasties
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 (1421-1434 A.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 help in defeating the