As Sayyids—claiming lineal descent from the Prophet Muhammad—they were part of the same group as the religious monarchs known ...

The four unrelated Turkish and Afghan dynasties that followed, including the Khaljis, the Tughluqs, the Sayyids, and the Lodis, ruled North India for more than 300 years, until 1526. Sikhism is a ...

The few Taliban defenders fled. 6 2 The term Hazara, as used in this report, includes Sayyids, who account for about 5 percent of Hazarajat's population. Sayyids form a distinct caste within ...

Possession of relics served to support claims of ancestry to Muhammad, which was integral to the identities of Sayyids Sufis, and Shi‘as, as well as confer legitimacy on rulers. The reliquary at the ...

Delhi was ruled by Tomaras, Mamluks, Khilji, Tughlaqs, Sayyids, Lodhis, Mughals, and, in the end, the British Empire. But roaming around the bylanes and tasting the scrumptious food that the city ...

The Sayyids claim directed descendance from the Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and had moved down from Arabia. As different Turkish chiefs battled among themselves, the Sayyids with the departure of Timur ...

The Afghan Lodi dynasty had seized the power in Delhi after the fall of the sayyids. The battle also marked the beginning of Mughal Empire and was one of the earliest battles that involved ...