Bahlul Khan Lodhi — (d.1489) was the first Sultan of the Lodhi Dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in India upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid rule. He was born into an Afghan family of traders, and became a renowned warrior and governor of … Wikipedia
Khizr Khan, Sultan — (? 1421) The first ruler of the Saiyid dy nasty, he was the son of Sulaiman, the commandant of Multan un der Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1351 1388). Succeeding his father at Mul tan, he was entitled first Nasir ul Mulk and later, in 1389, Khizr Khan.… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
Tatar Khan — (? 1404) The son of the governor of Gujarat Zafar Khan, who joined Nusrat Shah on the latter s being proclaimed a ri val sultan at Firuzabad (near Delhi) after the accession of Nasir al Din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq at Delhi in 1394. On being… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
Mahmud Shah Tughlaq, Sultan Nasir al-Din — (? 1412) Mahmud, the son of Ghiyas al Din Tughlaq II (1388 1389), was brought to the throne by the nobles in 1394. At the time of Timur s invasion (1398), Mahmud was the nominal sultan at Delhi while real power was exercised by the wazir,… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
Timur — (1334 1405) Born in the Barlas tribe of Mongolid Turks, Timur rose to kingship at Samarqand in 1370. With the help of his Turk Mongol corps of military officers, he established a vast empire that soon came to include the whole of Khwarazm and… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
