Sayyid Dynasty (1414-51)

Khizr Khan (governor of Multan for Timur) founded the Sayyid dynasty in 1414. He died in 1421 and was succeeded by his son, Mubarak Shah.

Lodhi Dynasty (1451-1526)

Lodhis were Afghans unlike their predecessors in Sultanate (Turkish). Bahlol Lodhi, the founder of the Lodhi dynasty died in 1489 and was succeeded by his son, Sikander Lodhi.

Sikander Lodhi

  • Sikandar Lodhi (1489-1517) was the greatest of the three Lodhi sovereigns. He brought the whole of Bihar under his control, many Rajput chiefs were defeated. He attacked Bengal and forced its ruler to conclude a treaty with him, and extended his ....
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