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The correct answer is - Multan

Key Points

• Khizr Khan
  • Khizr Khan was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty, which ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1414 to 1451.
  • He was appointed as the governor of Multan by Timur (Tamerlane) after Timur's invasion of India in 1398.
  • Khizr Khan's rule marked the beginning of the Sayyid dynasty after the fall of the Tughlaq dynasty.
• Multan
  • Multan is a historical city located in present-day Pakistan, known for its rich history and cultural heritage.
  • It was an important administrative center during the Delhi Sultanate and served as a power base for Khizr Khan.

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• Sayyid Dynasty
  • The Sayyid dynasty succeeded the Tughlaq dynasty and was followed by the Lodi dynasty.
  • It is named "Sayyid" because its rulers claimed to be descendants of the Prophet Muhammad.
  • The Sayyid dynasty's rule was relatively weak and marked by political instability and frequent conflicts with regional governors and external invaders.
• Timur's Invasion
  • Timur invaded India in 1398, causing widespread destruction and weakening the Tughlaq dynasty.
  • After his invasion, Timur appointed Khizr Khan as the governor of Multan, recognizing his loyalty and administrative capabilities.
• Role of Multan
  • Multan was strategically significant during the Delhi Sultanate due to its location on trade routes and its agricultural productivity.
  • It served as a key base for Khizr Khan to consolidate his power and eventually establish the Sayyid dynasty.

The correct answer is 1414 AD and 1451 AD.

Key Points

• The Sayyid dynasty ruled over the Delhi Sultanate in India from 1414 AD to 1451 AD.
• They succeeded the Tughlaq dynasty and were followed by the Lodi dynasty.
• The dynasty was founded by Khizr Khan, who was the governor of Multan under the Tughlaq rule.
• During the Sayyid rule, the Delhi Sultanate experienced political instability and economic difficulties.
• The Sayyid rulers claimed descent from the Prophet Muhammad, which gave them a certain level of legitimacy and respect among their subjects.

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• Tughlaq Dynasty
  • The Tughlaq dynasty preceded the Sayyid dynasty and was established by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq in 1320.
  • It was known for its architectural innovations and the expansion of the Sultanate's territory.
• Lodi Dynasty
  • The Lodi dynasty succeeded the Sayyid dynasty and was the last dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate before the Mughal Empire.
  • It was founded by Bahlul Lodi in 1451.
• Delhi Sultanate
  • The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based in Delhi that ruled large parts of the Indian subcontinent for over 300 years.
  • It saw the rise and fall of five different dynasties: the Mamluks, the Khaljis, the Tughlaqs, the Sayyids, and the Lodis.

The correct answer is Sayyid dynasty.

Key Points

• Khizr Khan founded the Sayyid dynasty in 1414 after the fall of the Tughluq dynasty.
• The Sayyid dynasty is considered the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
• Khizr Khan was the governor of Multan before becoming the Sultan of Delhi.
• He ruled from 1414 to 1421 and was succeeded by his son Mubarak Shah.

Additional Information

• Sayyid Dynasty:
  • The Sayyid dynasty ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1414 to 1451.
  • It was established by Khizr Khan, who claimed to be a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
  • The dynasty faced constant threats from various regional powers and had a relatively short reign compared to other dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate.
  • The last ruler of the Sayyid dynasty was Ala-ud-Din Alam Shah, who voluntarily abdicated the throne in favor of Bahlul Lodi, the founder of the Lodi dynasty.
• Delhi Sultanate:
  • The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
  • It was established in 1206 and lasted until 1526 when the Mughal Empire was founded.
  • The Delhi Sultanate saw the rule of five dynasties: the Mamluk, Khalji, Tughluq, Sayyid, and Lodi dynasties.
• Khizr Khan:
  • Khizr Khan was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty and ruled from 1414 to 1421.
  • He was known for his administrative skills and efforts to consolidate his rule over the Delhi Sultanate.
  • Khizr Khan’s reign marked the beginning of the Sayyid dynasty’s attempt to restore stability to the region.

The correct answer is option 3.

Key Points

• In 1205 AD, Ghori while entering India came across stiff resistance from the Khokar tribe of the Punjab region, but he defeated them.
• Khokhar tribes were warrior tribes, good at fighting and in 1206 when Ghori after his brief stay in India was returning to Ghazni was killed by the Khokhars in the Dhamyak district near Jhelum river ( Modern day Pakistan).

​Beyond Big Cities: Tribal Societies

• Some powerful tribes controlled large territories. In Punjab, the Khokhar tribe was very influential during the 13th and 14th centuries.
• Kamal Khan Gakkhar, of Gakkhar tribe, was a noble (mansabdar) by Emperor Akbar.
• In Multan and Sind, the Langahs and Arghuns dominated extensive regions before they were subdued by the Mughals.
• In the western Himalayas lived the shepherd tribe of Gaddis.
• The distant north-eastern part of the subcontinent too was entirely dominated by tribes – the Nagas, Ahoms etc.
• In many areas of present-day Bihar and Jharkhand, Chero, chiefdoms had emerged by the 12th century.
  • Raja Man Singh, Akbar’s general, attacked and defeated them in 1591.
• The Maharashtra highlands and Karnataka were home to Kolis(also in Gujarat), Berads etc.
• South got Koragas, Vetars, Maravars etc.
• Bhils spread across western and central India.
  • By the late 16th century, many of them had become settled agriculturists and some even zamindars.
• The Gonds were found in great numbers across the present-day states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

​So, option 3 is correct.

The correct answer is Khizr khan.

Key Points

• Sayyid dynasty(1414–51), rulers of India’s Delhi sultanate as successors of the Tughluq dynasty until displaced by the Afghan Lodīs.
• This family claimed to be sayyids or descendants of the Prophet Muhammad.
• The first Sayyid ruler of Delhi was Khizr Khan (reigned 1414–21), who had been the governor of Punjab.
• Khizr’s successor, Mubārak Shah, had some success, but, after the latter’s assassination in 1434, his two successors, Muḥammad Shah and ʿĀlam Shah, proved incapable.
• In 1451  Bahlūl Lodī, already ruler of Punjab seized Delhi and inaugurated the Lodi, the last dynasty of the Delhi sultanate.

The correct answer is Khizr Khan.

Key Points

Additional Information

The correct answer is Sayyid Dynasty.

• 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’.

Key Points

• The Sayyid dynasty was the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, with four rulers ruling from 1414 to 1451.
• Founded by Khizr Khan a former governor of Multan, they succeeded the Tughlaq dynasty and ruled the sultanate until they were displaced by the Lodi dynasty.
• Alam Shah (1443 - 1451) was the last ruler of The Sayyid dynasty.
• Khizr Khan
  • He was the founder of the Sayyid Dynasty in India and ruled as a deputy of Timur’s son and successor, Shah Rukh.
  • His reign was marked by utter chaos and disorder.
  • The empire’s territory had Shrunken to Delhi and adjoining areas and even these parts were frequently challenged by the Hindu Zamindars of Etawah, Katehar, Kannauj, Patiala, and Kampila.

Additional Information

The correct answer is the Sayyid dynasty.
Key Points

• Sayyid dynasty
  • The Sayyid dynasty ruled over India after the invasion of Timur.
  • Taimur invaded India during the reign of Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq of the Tughlaq dynasty in 1398 AD.
  • The Sayyid dynasty was founded by Khizir Khan, who was the governor of Multan and Timur's deputy in India.
  • Ala-ud-din Shah was the last ruler of this dynasty.

 Additional Information

• Lodi dynasty
  • It was the fifth and last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. 
  • The Lodi dynasty ruled from 1451 AD - 1526 AD.
  • The founder of the Lodi dynasty was Bahlul Lodhi.
  • This was an Afghan dynasty and was also known as the Pashtun dynasty.
  • Ibrahim Lodhi was the last ruler of this dynasty and was killed by the Babur's troops in the battle of Panipat.
• Tughlaq dynasty 
  • This was the Muslim dynasty of Indo-Turkic origin, ruled in India from 1320 AD - 1414 AD.
  • The Tughlaq dynasty was founded by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq.
  • He ascended to the throne by killing Mubarak Khilji, the last ruler of the Khilji dynasty.
  • Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Tughlaq was the last ruler of this dynasty.
• Khilji dynasty
  • It was the second ruling dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
  • It was established by Jalaluddin Firuz Khilji by overthrowing the Slave dynasty.
  • Khilji dynasty ruled for around 30 years, 1290 AD - 1320 AD.
  • Alauddin Khilji was the most powerful ruler of this dynasty who led many successful military campaigns.

The correct answer is Khizr khan.

Key Points

• Sayyid Khizr Khan 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.
• He was Governor of Multan under the Tughlaq ruler, Firuz Shah Tughlaq.
• Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty,
  • He reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.
• At present Multan is a city and capital of the Multan Division located in Punjab, Pakistan.
• The city is located on the bank of the Chenab River.

Additional Information

• Mubarak Shah, son of Khizr Khan succeeded him.
  • Mubarak Shah crushed the local chiefs of the Doab region and the Khokhars.
• Muhammad Shah was the nephew of Mubarak Shah and succeeded him
  • He defeated the ruler of Malwa with the help of Bahlul Lodi the Governor of Lahore.
• Later Ala-ud-din Shah succeeded him. 
  • Ala-ud-din Shah was removed from the throne by Bahlul Lodi in 1457 A.D. who was the Governor of Lahore.

The correct answer is Lodi dynasty.

Key Points

• The Lodi dynasty was an Afghan dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1451 to 1526.
• It was the fifth and final dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate and was founded by Bahlul Khan Lodi when he replaced the Sayyid dynasty.
• The dynasty was of Afghan origin. The first Lodī ruler was Bahlul Lodi(reigned 1451–89), the most powerful of the Punjab chiefs, who replaced the last king of the Sayyid dynasty in 1451.
• The Mughal emperor Babur defeated and killed Ibrahim Lodi in the Battle of Panipat. The death of Ibrahim Lodi brought the 320-year-long Delhi Sultanate to an end, and the Mughal Empire took its place.

Additional Information

• The Khalji or Khilji dynasty was a Turco-Afghan dynasty that ruled the Delhi sultanate, covering large parts of the Indian subcontinent for nearly three decades between 1290 and 1320.
• The four major Rajput dynasties—Pratihara, Paramara, Chauhan, and Caulukya—claimed Agnikula lineage.
• The Tughlaq dynasty, also referred to as Tughluq or Tughluk dynasty, was a Muslim dynasty of Turkic origin that ruled over the Delhi sultanate in medieval India. Its reign started in 1320 in Delhi when Ghazi Malik assumed the throne under the title of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq. The dynasty ended in 1413.

The correct answer is Sayyid dynasty.

• Khizr Khan was related to Sayyid.

Key Points

• Sayyid Dynasty (1414-1451 A.D.)
  • Sayyid Dynasty was founded by Khizr Khan in 1414 A.D.
  • It was the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
• Sultans of Sayyid Dynasty - 
  • Khizr Khan (1414-1421A.D)
    • Founder of the Sayyid Dynasty.
    • Was the Governor of Multan.
    • Died in 1421.
  • Mubarak Shah(1421-1434 A.D)
    • First Sultan ruler to appoint Hindu nobles in the court of Delhi.
    • Constructed “Mubarakbad” City on the banks of the river Jamuna.
  • Muhammad Shah (1434-1445 A.D)
    • Defeated the ruler of Malwa with the help of Bahlul Lodi the Governor of Lahore.
    • Conferred Bahlul Lodi with the title Khan-i-Khanan.
  • Ala-ud-din Shah (1445-1451 A.D)
    • Was removed from the throne by Bahlul Lodi in 1457 A.D.
    • Delhi was captured by him and he was sent to Badaun.
    • Died in Badaun in 1478 A.D.

The Correct Answer is Khizr Khan.

• Khizr Khan:
  • He was the first Sayyid dynasty who ruled Delhi from 1414-1421.
  • He was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty.
  • He was succeeded by his son Mubarak Shah.
• Firoz Shah Tughlaq:
  • He was the third ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty that ruled over Delhi from 1351 to 1388 AD.
  • He established the Diwan-i-Khairat -- office for charity
  • He established the Diwan-i-Bundagan -- department of slave
  • He is known to establish four new towns, Firozabad, Fatehabad, Jaunpur and Hissar
• Mohammad bin Tughlaq (1325-1351):
  • He shifted his capital from Delhi to Deogir and renamed it as Daulatabad.
  • Daulatabad is situated in Maharashtra. 
  • He built a road from Delhi to Deogir and also set up rest houses for the people.
  • He introduced bronze coins or Jittal of the same value as Silver coins (Tanka).
  • He established a new department of agriculture known as "Diwan-i-Kohi".
  • He also provided agricultural loan “Takavi” to the farmers.
• Bahlul Lodi (1451-89 AD):
  • He was the founder of the Lodhi Dynasty in 1451 AD.
  • He adopted the title of “Bahlul Shah Ghazi”.
  • He issued Bahluli coins.
  • He was succeeded by Sikandar Lodi.

The correct answer is Khizr Khan.Key Points

• The first ruler of the Sayyid Dynasty was Khizr Khan.
• Khizr Khan was the governor of Multan under the Tughlaq dynasty before he declared independence and established the Sayyid Dynasty in 1414 AD.

Additional Information

• Alauddin Alam Shah was the last ruler of the Sayyid Dynasty and was succeeded by the Lodi Dynasty.
• Muhammad Shah and Mubarak Khan were not rulers of the Sayyid Dynasty.
• The Sayyid Dynasty ruled over the Delhi Sultanate for around 37 years and was succeeded by the Lodi Dynasty.