Editing Multan (section)

====Timurid dynasty====
{{See|Timurid Empire}}
In 1397, Multan was [[Siege of Multan (1398)|besieged]] by [[Timur|Tamerlane]]'s grandson [[Pir Muhammad ibn Jahangir|Pir Muhammad]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Yousaf|first1=Mohammad|title=A Brief History of Multan|date=1971|publisher=Ferozsons}}</ref> Pir Muhammad's forces captured the city in 1398 following the conclusion of [[Siege of Multan (1398)|the 6-month-long siege]].<ref name="Ahmed"/> Khizr Khan the governor of Multan allied with Amir Timur. Timur captured Lahore and gave its control to Khizr khan as reward for his support.<ref name="ReferenceC">{{Cite book |last=Amjad |first=Yahya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P60yAAAAIAAJ&q=tarikhh+e+pakistan+yahya+amjad |title=Tarikh-i Pakistan : qadim daur—zamanah-yi ma qabl az tarikh : Pakistan ki sarzamin par aj se paune do karor sal pahle |date=1989 |language=ur}}</ref> Also in 1398, the elder Tamerlane and Multan's Governor [[Khizr Khan]] together sacked Delhi.<ref name="Ahmed"/> The sack of Delhi lead to major disruptions of the Sultanate's central governing structure.<ref name="Ahmed"/> Khizr Khan ruled the subcontinent on the name of Timur.<ref name="ReferenceC"/> In 1414, Multan's Khizr Khan captured Delhi from [[Daulat Khan Lodi]], and established the short-lived [[Sayyid dynasty]] — the fourth dynasty of the [[Delhi Sultanate]].<ref name="Ahmed"/>

A contemporary writer [[Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi|Yahya Sirhindi]] mentions in his ''Takhrikh-i-Mubarak Shahi'' that Khizr Khan was a descendant of [[Muhammad]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Porter |first=Yves |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/303042895 |title=The Glory of the Sultans : Islamic Architecture in India |date=2009 |publisher=Flammarion |others=Gérard Degeorge |isbn=978-2-08-030110-9 |edition=English language |location=Paris |oclc=303042895}}</ref>