Khizr Khan
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Gender | Male |
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Date of died | May 20,1421 |
House | Sayyid dynasty |
Place of burial | Delhi, India |
Successor | Mubarak Shah |
Predecessor | Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq |
Children | Mubarak Shah |
Born | Multan |
Pakistan | |
Parents | Malik Sulaiman |
Grandchildren | Mohammed Schah IV. |
Great grandchild | Sayyid Alà-ad-Din Àlam-Xah |
Full name | Sayyid Khizr Khan ibn Malik Sulaiman |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1576214 |
Khizr Khan Life story
Khizr Khan was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty, the ruling dynasty of the Delhi sultanate, in northern India soon after the invasion of Timur and the fall of the Tughlaq dynasty. Khizr Khan was Governor of Multan under the Tughlaq ruler, Firuz Shah Tughlaq, and was known to be an able administrator.