Question

The Sayyid dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate is called so because ______.

• A. Its founder and his successors adopted the title Sayyid
• B. Its founder and his successors belonged to the Sayyid tribe of eastern Turkistan
• C. Its founder and his successors were descendant of the prophet Muhammad
• D. Its founder was a scholar of Islamic theology

Answer 1

The correct option is C Its founder and his successors were descendant of the prophet Muhammad

Khizr Khan was the founder of the Sayyid Dynasty. He was a Sayyid, so this dynasty is called the Sayyid Dynasty. This dynasty ruled for 37 years. Khizr Khan was said to be a descendant of Prophet Muhammad.