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SAYYID DYNASTY AND LODHI DYNASTY

SAYYID DYNASTY(1414-1451) Tuglaq dynasty came to end by the invasion led by Timur who was a Turk. He appointed Khizr Khan to oversee after the Tuglaq dynasty Timur and Khizr Khan Khizr Khan founded the Sayyid Dynasty. There is nothing much about the conquest and rule of this dynasty. There comes many rulers to rule the Dynasty. The last ruler of this Dynasty had a specific quality. He denied the royal privilege and led a normal life with his people. His name was Alauddin Alam Shah. So this Dynasty ended. This gave way for the new Dynasty to form.  LODI DYNASTY Lodi Dynasty was the last dynasty in Delhi Sultanate.  Bahlul Lodi Bahlul Lodi was the founder of the Lodi Dynasty. Then came Sikander Lodi who has created Agra and kept his capital. Lodi Dynasty has many loopholes and doesn't have any unity to survive with power as sultan. They often fought for the throne. No one had the responsibility to conquer the lands and expand the territory. Within the family, there were a lot of...

TUGLAQ DYNASTY

  TUGHLAQ DYNASTY    After the decline of Khaliji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty came into power in 1320 CE.   GHIYAS-UD-DIN TUGHLAQ (1320-1325):                   Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq founded this dynasty. His other name was Khazi Malik. He reigned only for nearly five years upto 1325. Khazi Malik died in 1325.  MOHAMED-BIN TUGHLAQ (1325-1351):                After Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq's death, his son Junakhan became the ruler. Junakhan changed his name as  Mohamed-bin Tughlaq .  He made many expiditions. He defeated warangal ruler and captured it. He brought many changes during his reign. But, it didn't brought him great success. He changed his capital from Delhi to Devagiri. He changed his capital name as Daulahadabad. But it had drawbacks. The capital was in the centre of his empire. So, it had many difficulties. The soldiers who were in boundaries felt difficult in ...

KHALIJI DYNASTY

  KHALIJI DYNASTY (1290-1320) MALIK JALAL-UD-DIN KHALIJI         Khaliji dynasty started with the rule of Malik Jalal-ud-din Khaliji (1290 - 1296). Jalal-ud-din Khaliji He ascended the throne after murdered Balban's son who belongs to the Mamluk dynasty (Slave dynasty) and Mamluk came to an end. Jalal-ud-din was a trusted commander to the Slave dynasty. He was old, but he achieved victory by standing against the Mongol troops and even resisting their access to India. Jalal-ud-din's relative and son-in-law, Alauddin Khaliji was his commander in general who was also a warrior with so much fierce and valor. Many inscriptions stated the victory of khalijis over other kingdoms. it was an unknown source that stated that Alauddin khiliji murdered Jalal-ud-din. ALAUDDIN KHALIJI ALAUDDIN KHALIJI Alauddin Khaliji, the base founder of the Khaliji dynasty who was known for his moves to capture every kingdom which automatically increased their power and extended their t...

MAMLUK DYNASTY

   MAMLUK DYANASTY (SLAVE DYNASTY)                                         After the death of Mohammed Ghori, Qutb-din-Aibak ascended the throne in Delhi. As Qutb-ud-din Aibak was the slave of Mohammed Ghori, this dynasty was known as the Slave dynasty. Mamluk was the Arabic designation of Slave . QUTB-UD-DIN AIBAK(1206 - 1210):               Qutb-ud-din Aibak was the founder of Slave dynasty. Lakhbaksha was another name of  Qutb-ud-din Aibak. He was enslaved as a boy and sold to Mohammed Ghori. Later with his ability and loyalty, he succeeded the throne. He reigned his empire for 4 years. He appointed Bhakthiyar khaliji as commander-in cheif, who captured bihar, bengal regions and destroyed Nallandha University. Aibak made Lahore as his captial. "Quwat-ul-Islam" was the oldest mosque built by him. The great "Qutb Minar" Monument...