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SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 49

SSC CHSL - 2nd July 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q49

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Who among the following was the first Sayyid ruler of Delhi?

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Correct answer: A

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The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Khizr Khan.

  • Khizr Khan was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty as well as the first Sayyid ruler of Delhi.
  • He ruled between 1414 to 1421 in northern India soon after the invasion of Timur and the fall of the Tughlaq dynasty.
  • He also served as the governor of Multan under the Tughlaq ruler, Firoz Shah Tughlaq, and was known to be an able administrator.
  • The Sayyid dynasty ruled for 37 years from 1414 to 1451 AD by four rules- Khizr Khan, Mubarak, Muhammad Shah and Alam Shah.