The Sayyid dynasty was the fourth ruling dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. Its founder, Khizr Khan, had been appointed governor of Multan and Lahore by the conqueror Timur, who sacked Delhi in 1398 and left the sultanate in disarray. Khizr Khan took Delhi and ruled in the name of Timur's successors, never taking the title of sultan, and the dynasty claimed descent from the Prophet Muhammad, as the name Sayyid implies. The Sayyid rulers controlled little more than the area around Delhi and faced constant rebellion from provincial governors and Hindu chiefs. The last Sayyid ruler, Alam Shah, withdrew voluntarily, and power passed to Bahlul Lodi, founder of the Lodi dynasty.
Before and after
- from 26 July 1410 to 19 September 1410Siege of Marienburg
- 1411Construction of Château de Chenonceau
- 1412Birth of Joan of Arc
- 1413Founding of University of St Andrews
- from 1414 to 1451Sayyid dynasty
- from July 1414 to October 1414Hunger War
- from 5 November 1414 to 22 April 1418Council of Constance
- from 1415 to 1453Lancastrian War
- from 21 August 1415 to 20 December 1999Portuguese Empire
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