History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-II)
Which of the following sixteenth-century narrators stated that the dominion of the last Sayyid ruler, Ala-al-Din Alam Shah, extended from Delhi to Palam?
ABabur
BAhmad Yadgar ✓ Correct
CKhidr Khan
DIqbal Khan
Correct answer: (B) Ahmad Yadgar — The answer is Ahmad Yadgar.
Explanation
★The answer is Ahmad Yadgar.
★Alauddin Alam Shah was the last ruler of the Sayyid dynasty, ruling from 1443 to 1451.
★Bahlol Lodi dethroned him and founded the Lodi dynasty.
★The sixteenth-century narrator Ahmad Yadgar stated that Alam Shah's dominion extended from Delhi to Palam.
★The Sayyid dynasty was founded by Khizr Khan.
★So the remark on the shrunken Sayyid dominion belongs to Ahmad Yadgar.
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