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Sayyid Khizr Khan

Type Figure Region India Time c. 1360–1421 Also known as Khizr Khan、Khizr Khan Sayyid、希兹尔汗

Founder of the Sayyid dynasty, formerly a Timurid vassal appointed governor of Punjab and Delhi around 1388, who declared himself sultan of Delhi in …

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  1. c. 1360–1414Punjab · PunjabOf Sayyid descent and born in Transoxiana, he later campaigned in India with Timur and was appointed governor of Delhi and Punjab around 1388, gaining effective control of the North Indian heartland after Timur's withdrawal.
  2. 1414–1421Delhi · DelhiHe formally took the title of sultan in 1414, founding the Sayyid dynasty, devoting himself to restoring administrative and fiscal order after Timur's invasion while maintaining tense relations with neighboring powers such as the Sharqi dynasty of Jaunpur.

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