Sayyid dynasty

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As Sayyid dynasty and Sayyid dynasty , the Islamic rulers of India in the period from about 1414 bis 1451 in the Sultanate of Delhi called. The dynasty succeeded the Tughluq dynasty and ruled the sultanate until it was replaced by the Afghan-born Lodi dynasty.

history

The family claimed to be Sayyids , i.e. descendants of the Prophet Mohammed and thus ultimately of Arab origin. The central power of the Sultanate of Delhi was mortally weakened by the invasion of Timur (Tamerlane) and his sacking of Delhi in 1398. After a period of chaos, the Sayyids gained power over Delhi. Its 37-year period of supremacy was ruled by four different members of this dynasty.

The dynasty was founded by Khizr-Khan , who had been elected governor of the Punjab by Tamerlane . Khizr-Khan took Delhi in 1414 and established the dynasty. In nominal terms, Khizr-Khan was still a vassal of the Timurids at the time of Shah Rukh , the grandson of Tamerlane. The later sultans, however, are considered weak and ultimately unable to vehemently oppose the princes' regional claims to power and territory and thus to secure the old supremacy position of the Sultanate of Delhi and thus also of northern India.

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