Previous Year Question

In the social and religious context of the Delhi Sultanate, the Sayyids were known as “Kulah-Daran.” The kulah was a distinctive pointed cap. Since the Sayyids wore this particular headgear, they came to be described as Kulah-Daran, literally ‘cap-wearers’.

The Sayyids occupied a respected position in Muslim society and traditionally claimed descent from Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima. The religious and learned sections of Sultanate society included the ulama and several other groups, but the specific designation Kulah-Daran was associated with the Sayyids.