Auhadi Dynasty — Nobles belonging to the Auhadi clan controlled Bayana during the reign of Mahmud Shah Tughlaq (1394 1412). In 1417 1418, the first ruler of the Saiyid dynasty, Khizr Khan, forced Karim ul Mulk Auhadi, then controlling Bayana, to submit to… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
Lodi Dynasty — It was established by Bahlul Lodi (1451 1489), who proclaimed himself a sultan at Delhi after it had been vacated voluntarily by the last Saiyid ruler in 1451. This dynasty continued to rule in a large part of north India until 1526. The… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
Kannauj district — is an administrative district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, along the river Ganga, or Ganges. The historic town of Kannauj, northwest of Kanpur, is the administrative center.GeographyKannauj is located at coord|27.07|N|79.92|E| [… … Wikipedia
Khidr Khan — Sayyid was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty in north India soon after the invasion of Timur and the fall of the Tughlaq dynasty.External links* [http://www.storyofpakistan.com/articletext.asp?artid=A009 Saiyid Dynasty [1414 1451] … Wikipedia
'Ala al-Din Husain Shah — (? 1519) Founder of the Saiyid dynasty of Bengal who came to the throne in 1493 and ruled until 1519. Ala al Din Husain Shah captured the throne by removing from power an Abyssinian slave who had set himself up as the sultan after… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
Husain Shah Sharqi — (? 1505) He was the last king of the Sharqi dynasty and came to the throne after the demise of Muham mad Shah Sharqi in 1458. Husain Shah got increasingly involved in the struggle among the successors of the Saiyid dynasty for the con trol of… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
'Ala al-Din 'Alam Shah — (? 1476) A sultan of the Saiyid dynasty who came to the throne of Delhi on the death of his father, Sultan Muhammad Shah (1434 1445). Faced with the general defiance of the central authority by the nobles and the impertinence of the ministers… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
Dipalpur — Situated on the right side of the Satlaj River, south of La hore, Dipalpur was an important military outpost on the northwest frontier of the Delhi sultanate during the 13th and 14th centuries. It was included in the tract where Ala al Din… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
Gwalior — Situated south of the Yamuna River about 100 kilome ters southeast of Bayana, Gwalior was controlled by the Pratiha ras at the time of the Ghaurid conquest (1192). It was occupied by the Ghaurids in 1201. Iltutmish was the commandant of… … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
Katehr — The territory east of Delhi across the Ganges that later came to be called Rohilkhand was known in the Delhi sultanate as Katehr. It was first subdued by Iltutmish in 1227. Roughly until Balban s rise to kingship (1266), Katehr continued to be … Historical dictionary of Medieval India
