Multiple choice general knowledge history

Khizr khan supported Timur for butchering the people of Delhi. As a result, he was awarded the governorship of Delhi. He founded a dynasty called

  1. Mughal dynasty

  2. Tughluq dynasty

  3. Lodi dynasty

  4. Sayyid dynasty
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Explanation

After Timur's invasion sacked Delhi in 1398, Khizr Khan (who had supported Timur) was appointed governor and founded the Sayyid dynasty (1414-1451). The Sayyids ruled for about 37 years before being overthrown by Bahlul Lodi, who established the Lodi dynasty. The Mughals arrived much later (1526), and the Tughluqs were the dynasty Timur had destroyed.

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