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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Lodi dynasty</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludil%C9%99r_s%C3%BClal%C9%99si" title="Ludilər sülaləsi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Ludilər sülaləsi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%E2%80%8C%D9%84%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C" title="لودیلر سولا‌له‌سی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="لودیلر سولا‌له‌سی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B6" title="লোদি রাজবংশ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="লোদি রাজবংশ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinastia_Lodi" title="Dinastia Lodi – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dinastia Lodi" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi-Dynastie" title="Lodi-Dynastie – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Lodi-Dynastie" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinast%C3%ADa_Lodi" title="Dinastía Lodi – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Dinastía Lodi" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi-dinastio" title="Lodi-dinastio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Lodi-dinastio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C" title="لودی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لودی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynastie_des_Lodi" title="Dynastie des Lodi – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Dynastie des Lodi" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B2%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%A6%E0%AB%80_%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%B6" title="લોદી વંશ – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="લોદી વંશ" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A1%9C%EB%94%94_%EC%99%95%EC%A1%B0" title="로디 왕조 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="로디 왕조" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B6" title="लोदी वंश – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="लोदी वंश" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinastia_Lodi" title="Dinastia Lodi – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dinastia Lodi" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%93%E1%83%98_(%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%90)" title="ლოდი (დინასტია) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ლოდი (დინასტია)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%82" title="ലോധി രാജവംശം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ലോധി രാജവംശം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80" title="लोदी – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="लोदी" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi%27s" title="Lodi's – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Lodi's" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E6%9C%9D" title="ローディー朝 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ローディー朝" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi-dynastiet" title="Lodi-dynastiet – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Lodi-dynastiet" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo%CA%BBdiylar" title="Loʻdiylar – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Loʻdiylar" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%A7%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC" title="ਲੋਧੀ ਵੰਸ਼ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਲੋਧੀ ਵੰਸ਼" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF%DA%BE%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%AA" title="لودھی سلطنت – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="لودھی سلطنت" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88_%D9%BC%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%85%D9%86%D9%8A" title="د لودیانو ټولواکمني – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="د لودیانو ټولواکمني" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinastia_Lodi" title="Dinastia Lodi – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Dinastia Lodi" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8_(%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Лоди (династия) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Лоди (династия)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-skr mw-list-item"><a href="https://skr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF%DA%BE%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AA" title="لودھی دور حکومت – Saraiki" lang="skr" hreflang="skr" data-title="لودھی دور حکومت" data-language-autonym="سرائیکی" data-language-local-name="Saraiki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سرائیکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi_dynasty" title="Lodi dynasty – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Lodi dynasty" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi-dynastia" title="Lodi-dynastia – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Lodi-dynastia" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodhi" title="Lodhi – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Lodhi" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8C%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="லௌதி வம்சம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="லௌதி வம்சம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lud%C3%AEler" 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searchaux" style="display:none">Rulers of the Delhi Sultanate in India, 1451–1526</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the earlier Lodi dynasty that ruled the Emirate of Multan, see <a href="/wiki/Lodi_dynasty_of_Multan" title="Lodi dynasty of Multan">Lodi dynasty of Multan</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(court, revenue records)</span><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOwenPollock2018174_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOwenPollock2018174-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDale202067_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDale202067-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religion <div class="ib-country-religion"></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sunni_Islam" title="Sunni Islam">Sunni Islam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Government</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monarchy" title="Monarchy">Monarchy</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sultan" title="Sultan">Sultan</a></th><td class="infobox-data"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• 1451–1489 </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bahlul_Khan_Lodi" title="Bahlul Khan Lodi">Bahlol Lodi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(first)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• 1489–1517 </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sikander_Lodi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikander Lodi">Sikander Lodi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2nd)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• 1517–1526 </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Lodi" class="mw-redirect" title="Ibrahim Lodi">Ibrahim Lodi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(last)</span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">History</th><td class="infobox-data"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Established </div></th><td class="infobox-data">19 April<sup id="cite_ref-sen2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sen2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1451</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/First_Battle_of_Panipat" title="First Battle of Panipat">First Battle of Panipat</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">21 April<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1526</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="width:95%; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; display:inline-table;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center; border:0; padding-bottom:0"><div id="before-after"></div> <b>Preceded by</b></td> <td style="text-align:center;border:0; padding-bottom:0;"><b>Succeeded by</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; border:0;"> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; border:0;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></span></span> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sayyid_dynasty" title="Sayyid dynasty">Sayyid dynasty</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></span></span> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jaunpur_Sultanate" title="Jaunpur Sultanate">Jaunpur Sultanate</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;border:0;"> <table style="width:92%; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; border:0;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></span></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Lodi dynasty</b> was an <a href="/wiki/Afghan_(ethnonym)" title="Afghan (ethnonym)">Afghan</a> <a href="/wiki/Dynasty" title="Dynasty">royal family</a> that ruled <a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Delhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sultanate of Delhi">Sultanate of Delhi</a> from 1451 to 1526.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBosworth1996304_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBosworth1996304-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the fifth and final dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, and was founded by <a href="/wiki/Bahlul_Khan_Lodi" title="Bahlul Khan Lodi">Bahlul Khan Lodi</a> when he replaced the <a href="/wiki/Sayyid_dynasty" title="Sayyid dynasty">Sayyid dynasty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sen2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sen2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bahlol_Lodi">Bahlol Lodi</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lodi_dynasty&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Bahlol Lodi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bahlul_Khan_Lodi" title="Bahlul Khan Lodi">Bahlul Khan Lodi</a></div> <p>Following the reign of the Sayyids, the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_(ethnonym)" title="Afghan (ethnonym)">Afghan</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBosworth1996304_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBosworth1996304-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <a href="/wiki/Turco-Afghan" title="Turco-Afghan">Turco-Afghan</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrewal19909_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrewal19909-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHartel1997261:_The_Turco-Afghan_sultans_of_the_Lodi_Dynasty.._9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHartel1997261:_The_Turco-Afghan_sultans_of_the_Lodi_Dynasty..-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lodi dynasty gained the sultanate. Bahlul Khan Lodi (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 1451–1489</span>) was the nephew and son-in-law of Malik Sultan Shah Lodi, the governor of <a href="/wiki/Sirhind" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirhind">Sirhind</a> in (<a href="/wiki/Punjab_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab region">Punjab</a>), India and succeeded him as the governor of Sirhind during the reign of Sayyid dynasty ruler <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Shah_(Sayyid_dynasty)" class="mw-redirect" title="Muhammad Shah (Sayyid dynasty)">Muhammad Shah</a>. Muhammad Shah raised him to the status of a Tarun-Bin-Sultan. He was the most powerful of the Punjab chiefs and a vigorous leader, holding together a loose confederacy of Afghan and Turkish chiefs with his strong personality. He reduced the turbulent chiefs of the provinces to submission and infused some vigour into the government. </p><p>After the last Sayyid ruler of <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alam_Shah" title="Alam Shah">Alauddin Alam Shah</a> voluntarily abdicated in favour of him, Bahlul Khan Lodi ascended the throne of the Delhi sultanate on 19 April 1451.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most important event of his reign was the conquest of the <a href="/wiki/Jaunpur_Sultanate" title="Jaunpur Sultanate">Jaunpur Sultanate</a>. Bahlul spent most of his time in fighting against the <a href="/wiki/Sharqi_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharqi dynasty">Sharqi dynasty</a> of the Jaunpur Sultanate and ultimately annexed it. He placed his eldest surviving son Barbak on the throne of <a href="/wiki/Jaunpur_Sultanate" title="Jaunpur Sultanate">Jaunpur</a> in 1486. The Sharqis remained in control of Bihar, from which they re-occupied Jaunpur, but were again repulsed to Bihar.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sikandar_Khan_Lodi">Sikandar Khan Lodi</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lodi_dynasty&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Sikandar Khan Lodi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sikandar_Lodi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikandar Lodi">Sikandar Lodi</a></div> <div class="noresize thumb tleft" style=";"> <div class="thumbinner" style="overflow:hidden;width:252px;"> <div class="thumbimage" style="overflow:hidden; position:relative; background-color:white;"> <div style=";left:0px; top:0px; width:250px; position:absolute;"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_Lodis.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Sikandar Lodi finished the conquest of the Jaunpur Sultanate (Sharqis dynasty) in 1479."><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_the_Lodis.png/250px-Map_of_the_Lodis.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_the_Lodis.png/375px-Map_of_the_Lodis.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_the_Lodis.png/500px-Map_of_the_Lodis.png 2x" data-file-width="2324" data-file-height="2151" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align:left; background-color:transparent; line-height:110%;"> <div id="annotation_116x54" style="position:absolute; left:116px; top:54px; line-height:110%;"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rectangle_(plain).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Rectangle_%28plain%29.svg/70px-Rectangle_%28plain%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Rectangle_%28plain%29.svg/105px-Rectangle_%28plain%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Rectangle_%28plain%29.svg/140px-Rectangle_%28plain%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span></div> <div id="annotation_134x103" style="position:absolute; left:134px; top:103px; font-size:6px; font-weight:bold; font-size:6; line-height:8px; text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Jaunpur_Sultanate" title="Jaunpur Sultanate"><span style="color:#4F311CFF"><b>JAUNPUR<br />SULTANATE</b></span></a></span></div> </div> <div style="visibility:hidden"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_Lodis.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_the_Lodis.png/250px-Map_of_the_Lodis.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_the_Lodis.png/375px-Map_of_the_Lodis.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Map_of_the_Lodis.png/500px-Map_of_the_Lodis.png 2x" data-file-width="2324" data-file-height="2151" /></a></span></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_Lodis.png" title="File:Map of the Lodis.png"> </a></div><a href="/wiki/Sikandar_Lodi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikandar Lodi">Sikandar Lodi</a> finished the conquest of the <a href="/wiki/Jaunpur_Sultanate" title="Jaunpur Sultanate">Jaunpur Sultanate</a> (Sharqis dynasty) in 1479.</div> </div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sikandar_Lodi%27s_tomb_sunset.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Sikandar_Lodi%27s_tomb_sunset.JPG/330px-Sikandar_Lodi%27s_tomb_sunset.JPG" decoding="async" width="330" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Sikandar_Lodi%27s_tomb_sunset.JPG/495px-Sikandar_Lodi%27s_tomb_sunset.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Sikandar_Lodi%27s_tomb_sunset.JPG/660px-Sikandar_Lodi%27s_tomb_sunset.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5142" data-file-height="2061" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Tomb_of_Sikandar_Lodi" title="Tomb of Sikandar Lodi">Tomb of Sikandar Lodi</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Sikandar Khan Lodi (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 1489–1517</span>) (born Nizam Khan), the second son of Bahlul, succeeded him after his death on 17 July 1489 and took up the title <i>Sikandar Shah</i>. His father nominated him as his successor and he was crowned sultan on 15 July 1489. He founded <a href="/wiki/Agra" title="Agra">Agra</a> in 1504 and built mosques. He shifted the capital from Delhi to Agra.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He patronized trade and commerce. He was a reputed poet, composing under Guru's pen name.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (January 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He was also a patron of learning and ordered translations of <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> works in medicine into Persian.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He curbed the individualistic tendencies of his Pashtun nobles and compelled them to submit their accounts to a state audit. He was thus able to infuse vigour and discipline in the administration. His greatest achievement was the conquest and annexation of <a href="/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a> from the Sharqis.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During conflict and peace, Sikandar felt the urge to destroy temples.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrewal199010_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrewal199010-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also forbade the yearly procession of the famed Muslim martyr Masud Salar's spear,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrewal199010_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrewal199010-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while forbidding Muslim women from venerating mausoleums of Muslim saints.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrewal199010_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrewal199010-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sikander allowed the execution of a <a href="/wiki/Brahman" title="Brahman">Brahman</a>, who had held the equal accuracy of his faith compared to Islam.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGrewal199010_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGrewal199010-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ibrahim_Lodi">Ibrahim Lodi</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lodi_dynasty&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ibrahim Lodi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Malwa_Sultanate_coinage_of_Mahmud_Shah_II_(1510-1531_CE)_in_the_name_of_Ibrahim_Shah_Lodi_Sultan_of_Dehli,_dated_AH_927_(1520-1_CE).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Malwa_Sultanate_coinage_of_Mahmud_Shah_II_%281510-1531_CE%29_in_the_name_of_Ibrahim_Shah_Lodi_Sultan_of_Dehli%2C_dated_AH_927_%281520-1_CE%29.jpg/220px-Malwa_Sultanate_coinage_of_Mahmud_Shah_II_%281510-1531_CE%29_in_the_name_of_Ibrahim_Shah_Lodi_Sultan_of_Dehli%2C_dated_AH_927_%281520-1_CE%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Malwa_Sultanate_coinage_of_Mahmud_Shah_II_%281510-1531_CE%29_in_the_name_of_Ibrahim_Shah_Lodi_Sultan_of_Dehli%2C_dated_AH_927_%281520-1_CE%29.jpg/330px-Malwa_Sultanate_coinage_of_Mahmud_Shah_II_%281510-1531_CE%29_in_the_name_of_Ibrahim_Shah_Lodi_Sultan_of_Dehli%2C_dated_AH_927_%281520-1_CE%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Malwa_Sultanate_coinage_of_Mahmud_Shah_II_%281510-1531_CE%29_in_the_name_of_Ibrahim_Shah_Lodi_Sultan_of_Dehli%2C_dated_AH_927_%281520-1_CE%29.jpg/440px-Malwa_Sultanate_coinage_of_Mahmud_Shah_II_%281510-1531_CE%29_in_the_name_of_Ibrahim_Shah_Lodi_Sultan_of_Dehli%2C_dated_AH_927_%281520-1_CE%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1700" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption>Coinage of Mahmud Shah II (1510-1531 CE) of the <a href="/wiki/Malwa_Sultanate" title="Malwa Sultanate">Malwa Sultanate</a>, in the name of Ibrahim Lodi, Sultan of Dehli, dated 1520-1 CE.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Lodi" class="mw-redirect" title="Ibrahim Lodi">Ibrahim Lodi</a></div> <p>Ibrahim Khan Lodi (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 1517–1526</span>), the eldest son of Sikandar, was the last Lodi Sultan of Delhi.<sup id="cite_ref-sardesai146_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sardesai146-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had the qualities of an excellent warrior, but he was rash and impolitic in his decisions and actions. His attempt at royal absolutism was premature and his policy of sheer repression unaccompanied by measures to strengthen the administration and increase the military resources was sure to prove a failure.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ibrahim faced numerous rebellions and kept out the opposition for almost a decade. He was engaged in warfare with the Afghans and the <a href="/wiki/Timurid_Empire" title="Timurid Empire">Timurid Empire</a> for most of his reign and died trying to keep the Lodi dynasty from annihilation. Ibrahim was defeated in 1526 at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Panipat_(1526)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Panipat (1526)">Battle of Panipat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sardesai146_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sardesai146-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This marked the end of the Lodi dynasty and the rise of the Mughal Empire in India led by <a href="/wiki/Babur" title="Babur">Babur</a> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 1526–1530</span>).<sup id="cite_ref-sardesai162_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sardesai162-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fall_of_the_empire">Fall of the empire</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lodi_dynasty&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Fall of the empire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:292px;border-color:lightgrey"><div style="position:relative;width:290px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Asia_non_political,_with_rivers.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lodi dynasty is located in South Asia"><img alt="Lodi dynasty is located in South Asia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/South_Asia_non_political%2C_with_rivers.jpg/290px-South_Asia_non_political%2C_with_rivers.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="268" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/South_Asia_non_political%2C_with_rivers.jpg/435px-South_Asia_non_political%2C_with_rivers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/South_Asia_non_political%2C_with_rivers.jpg/580px-South_Asia_non_political%2C_with_rivers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2324" data-file-height="2151" /></a></span><div id="annotation_230x5" style="position:absolute; 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left:140px; top:170px; font-size:5px; font-weight:bold; font-size:5; line-height:7px; text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent; color:#000000;"><a href="/wiki/Golkonda_Sultanate" class="mw-redirect" title="Golkonda Sultanate"><span class="mw-no-invert" style="color:#006400FF">GOLKONDA<br />SULTANATE</span></a></span></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Asia_non_political,_with_rivers.jpg" title="File:South Asia non political, with rivers.jpg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location of the Delhi Sultanate and neighbouring polities, circa 1525 CE, on the eve of the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div></div> <p>By the time Ibrahim ascended the throne, the political structure in the Lodi dynasty had dissolved due to abandoned trade routes and the depleted treasury. The <a href="/wiki/Deccan" class="mw-redirect" title="Deccan">Deccan</a> was a coastal trade route, but in the late fifteenth century the supply lines had collapsed. The decline and eventual failure of this specific trade route resulted in cutting off supplies from the coast to the interior, where the Lodi empire resided. The Lodi dynasty was not able to protect itself if warfare were to break out on the trade route roads; therefore, they didn't use those trade routes, thus their trade declined and so did their treasury leaving them vulnerable to internal political problems.<sup id="cite_ref-richards_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-richards-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In order to take revenge of the insults done by Ibrahim, the governor of Lahore, <a href="/wiki/Daulat_Khan_Lodi" title="Daulat Khan Lodi">Daulat Khan Lodi</a> asked the <a href="/wiki/Timurid_Empire" title="Timurid Empire">Timurid</a> ruler of <a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Babur" title="Babur">Babur</a> to invade his kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHartel1997261_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHartel1997261-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ibrahim Lodi was thereafter killed in a battle with Babur, at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Panipat_(1526)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Panipat (1526)">Battle of Panipat (1526)</a>. With the death of Ibrahim Lodi, the Lodi dynasty also came to an end, leading to the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a> in the subcontinent.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHartel1997261_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHartel1997261-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Afghan_factionalism">Afghan factionalism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lodi_dynasty&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Afghan factionalism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Another problem Ibrahim faced when he ascended the throne in 1517 were the <a href="/wiki/Pashtun_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Pashtun people">Pashtun</a> nobles, some of whom supported Ibrahim's older brother, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jalaluddin_Lodi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jalaluddin Lodi (page does not exist)">Jalaluddin</a>, in taking up arms against his brother in the area in the east at <a href="/wiki/Jaunpur,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh">Jaunpur</a>. Ibrahim gathered military support and defeated his brother by the end of the year. After this incident, he arrested those Pashtun nobles who opposed him and appointed his own men as the new administrators. Other Pashtun nobles supported the governor of <a href="/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dariya_Khan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dariya Khan (page does not exist)">Dariya Khan</a>, against Ibrahim.<sup id="cite_ref-richards_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-richards-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another factor that caused uprisings against Ibrahim was his lack of an apparent successor. His own uncle, Alam Khan, betrayed Ibrahim by supporting the Mughal invader Babur.<sup id="cite_ref-sardesai146_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sardesai146-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rajput_invasions_and_internal_rebellions">Rajput invasions and internal rebellions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lodi_dynasty&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Rajput invasions and internal rebellions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rana_Sanga" title="Rana Sanga">Rana Sanga</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Rajput" title="Rajput">Rajput</a> leader of <a href="/wiki/Mewar" title="Mewar">Mewar</a> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;"><abbr title="reigned">r.</abbr> 1509–1526</span>), extended his kingdom, defeated the Lodi king of Delhi and was acknowledged by all the Rajput clans as the leading prince of Rajputana. <a href="/wiki/Daulat_Khan" class="mw-redirect" title="Daulat Khan">Daulat Khan</a>, the governor of Punjab region asked Babur to invade the Lodi kingdom, with the thought of taking revenge from Ibrahim Lodi. Rana Sanga also offered his support to Babur to defeat Ibrahim Lodi.<sup id="cite_ref-richards_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-richards-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Battle_of_Panipat,_1526"><span id="Battle_of_Panipat.2C_1526"></span>Battle of Panipat, 1526</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lodi_dynasty&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Battle of Panipat, 1526"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Panipat_(1526)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Panipat (1526)">Battle of Panipat (1526)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_battle_of_Panipat_and_the_death_of_Sultan_Ibr%C4%81h%C4%ABm,_the_last_of_the_L%C5%8Dd%C4%AB_Sultans_of_Delhi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/The_battle_of_Panipat_and_the_death_of_Sultan_Ibr%C4%81h%C4%ABm%2C_the_last_of_the_L%C5%8Dd%C4%AB_Sultans_of_Delhi.jpg/220px-The_battle_of_Panipat_and_the_death_of_Sultan_Ibr%C4%81h%C4%ABm%2C_the_last_of_the_L%C5%8Dd%C4%AB_Sultans_of_Delhi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="352" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/The_battle_of_Panipat_and_the_death_of_Sultan_Ibr%C4%81h%C4%ABm%2C_the_last_of_the_L%C5%8Dd%C4%AB_Sultans_of_Delhi.jpg/330px-The_battle_of_Panipat_and_the_death_of_Sultan_Ibr%C4%81h%C4%ABm%2C_the_last_of_the_L%C5%8Dd%C4%AB_Sultans_of_Delhi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/The_battle_of_Panipat_and_the_death_of_Sultan_Ibr%C4%81h%C4%ABm%2C_the_last_of_the_L%C5%8Dd%C4%AB_Sultans_of_Delhi.jpg/440px-The_battle_of_Panipat_and_the_death_of_Sultan_Ibr%C4%81h%C4%ABm%2C_the_last_of_the_L%C5%8Dd%C4%AB_Sultans_of_Delhi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="814" data-file-height="1301" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/First_Battle_of_Panipat" title="First Battle of Panipat">Battle of Panipat</a> against <a href="/wiki/Babur" title="Babur">Babur</a>, and the death of Sultan <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Lodhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Ibrahim Lodhi">Ibrāhīm</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>After being assured of the cooperation of Alam Khan and <a href="/wiki/Daulat_Khan" class="mw-redirect" title="Daulat Khan">Daulat Khan</a>, Governor of the Punjab, Babur gathered his army. Upon entering the Punjab plains, Babur's chief allies, namely Langar Khan Niazi advised Babur to engage the powerful Janjua Rajputs to join his conquest. The tribe's rebellious stance to the throne of Delhi was well known. Upon meeting their chiefs, Malik Hast (Asad) and Raja Sanghar Khan, Babur made mention of the Janjua's popularity as traditional rulers of their kingdom and their ancestral support for his patriarch Emir Timur during his conquest of Hind. Babur aided them in defeating their enemies, the Gakhars in 1521, thus cementing their alliance. Babur employed them as generals in his campaign for Delhi, the conquest of Rana Sanga and the conquest of India.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The new usage of guns allowed small armies to make large gains on enemy territory. Small parties of skirmishers who had been dispatched simply to test enemy positions and tactics, were making inroads into India. Babur, however, had survived two revolts, one in <a href="/wiki/Kandahar" title="Kandahar">Kandahar</a> and another in <a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a>, and was careful to pacify the local population after victories, following local traditions and aiding widows and orphans.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Despite both being <a href="/wiki/Sunni_Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunni Muslim">Sunni Muslims</a>, Babur wanted Ibrahim's power and territory.<sup id="cite_ref-sardesai162_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sardesai162-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Babur and his army of 24,000 men marched to the battlefield at Panipat armed with muskets and artillery. Ibrahim prepared for battle by gathering 100,000 man (well-armed but with no guns) and 1,000 elephants. Ibrahim was at a disadvantage because of his outmoded infantry and internecine rivalries. Even though he had more men, he had never fought in a war against gunpowder weapons and he did not know what to do strategically. Babur pressed his advantage from the start and Ibrahim perished on the battlefield in April 1526, along with 20,000 of his men.<sup id="cite_ref-sardesai146_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sardesai146-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accession_of_Babur_and_the_Mughals">Accession of Babur and the Mughals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lodi_dynasty&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Accession of Babur and the Mughals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After Ibrahim's death, Babur named himself emperor over Ibrahim's territory, instead of placing Alam Khan (Ibrahim's uncle) on the throne. Ibrahim's death marked the end of the Lodi dynasty and led to the establishment of the Mughal Empire in India. The remaining Lodi territories were absorbed into the new Mughal Empire. Babur continued to engage in military campaigns.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mahmud_Lodi">Mahmud Lodi</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lodi_dynasty&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Mahmud Lodi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ibrahim Lodi's brother, Mahmud Lodi, declared himself Sultan and continued to resist Mughal forces. He provided around 4,000 Afghan soldiers to <a href="/wiki/Rana_Sanga" title="Rana Sanga">Rana Sanga</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Khanwa" title="Battle of Khanwa">Battle of Khanwa</a> in 1527.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESharma195434_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESharma195434-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After that defeat, Mahmud Lodi fled eastwards and again posed a challenge to Babur two years later at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ghaghra" title="Battle of Ghaghra">Battle of Ghaghra</a> in 1529. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion_and_architecture">Religion and architecture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lodi_dynasty&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Religion and architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bara_Gumbad_and_Bara_Gumbad_Masjid.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Bara_Gumbad_and_Bara_Gumbad_Masjid.JPG/350px-Bara_Gumbad_and_Bara_Gumbad_Masjid.JPG" decoding="async" width="350" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Bara_Gumbad_and_Bara_Gumbad_Masjid.JPG/525px-Bara_Gumbad_and_Bara_Gumbad_Masjid.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Bara_Gumbad_and_Bara_Gumbad_Masjid.JPG/700px-Bara_Gumbad_and_Bara_Gumbad_Masjid.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4854" data-file-height="2082" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Bara_Gumbad" title="Bara Gumbad">Bara Gumbad</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lodhi_Gardens" class="mw-redirect" title="Lodhi Gardens">Lodhi Gardens</a> in <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>, India. Built in 1490 CE, probably by <a href="/wiki/Sikandar_Lodhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikandar Lodhi">Sikandar Lodhi</a>, it is believed to have the earliest constructed full dome of any building in Delhi.</figcaption></figure> <p>Like their predecessors, the Lodhi sultans stylized themselves as the deputies of the <a href="/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate" title="Abbasid Caliphate">Abbasid Caliphs</a>, and thus acknowledged the authority of a united Caliphate over the <a href="/wiki/Muslim_world" title="Muslim world">Muslim world</a>. They provided cash stipends and granted revenue-free lands (including entire villages) to the Muslim <a href="/wiki/Ulama" title="Ulama">ulama</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sufism" title="Sufism">Sufi</a> <i>shaikhs</i>, the claimed descendants of <a href="/wiki/Muhammad" title="Muhammad">Muhammad</a>, and to the members of his <a href="/wiki/Quraysh" title="Quraysh">Quraysh</a> tribe.<sup id="cite_ref-JSGrewal_Sikhs_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSGrewal_Sikhs-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Muslim subjects of the Lodis were required to pay the <a href="/wiki/Zakat" title="Zakat">zakat</a> tax for religious merit, and the non-Muslims were required to pay the <a href="/wiki/Jizya" title="Jizya">jizya</a> tax for receiving state protection. In some parts of the Sultanate, the Hindus were required to pay an additional pilgrimage tax. Nevertheless, several Hindu officers formed a part of the Sultanate's revenue administration.<sup id="cite_ref-JSGrewal_Sikhs_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSGrewal_Sikhs-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sikandar_Lodi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikandar Lodi">Sikandar Lodi</a>, whose mother was a Hindu, resorted to strong <a href="/wiki/Sunni" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunni">Sunni</a> orthodoxy to prove his Islamic credentials as a political expediency. He destroyed Hindu temples, and under the pressure from the <a href="/wiki/Ulama" title="Ulama">ulama</a>, allowed the execution of a <a href="/wiki/Brahmin" title="Brahmin">Brahman</a> who declared Hinduism to be as veracious as Islam. He also banned women from visiting the <a href="/wiki/Mazar_(mausoleum)" title="Mazar (mausoleum)">mazars</a> (mausoleums) of Muslim saints, and banned the annual procession of the spear of the legendary Muslim martyr <a href="/wiki/Ghazi_Saiyyad_Salar_Masud" title="Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud">Salar Masud</a>. He also established <a href="/wiki/Sharia" title="Sharia">sharia</a> courts in several towns with significant Muslim population, enabling the <a href="/wiki/Qadi" title="Qadi">qazis</a> to administer the Islamic law to Muslim as well as non-Muslim subjects.<sup id="cite_ref-JSGrewal_Sikhs_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSGrewal_Sikhs-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 972px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shish_Gumbad,_Lodhi_Gardens,_Delhi.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="The Shish Gumbad, a tomb from the Lodhi dynasty built between 1489 and 1517 CE.[23]"><img alt="The Shish Gumbad, a tomb from the Lodhi dynasty built between 1489 and 1517 CE.[23]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Shish_Gumbad%2C_Lodhi_Gardens%2C_Delhi.JPG/200px-Shish_Gumbad%2C_Lodhi_Gardens%2C_Delhi.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Shish_Gumbad%2C_Lodhi_Gardens%2C_Delhi.JPG/300px-Shish_Gumbad%2C_Lodhi_Gardens%2C_Delhi.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Shish_Gumbad%2C_Lodhi_Gardens%2C_Delhi.JPG/400px-Shish_Gumbad%2C_Lodhi_Gardens%2C_Delhi.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3346" data-file-height="3026" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Shish_Gumbad" title="Shish Gumbad">Shish Gumbad</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Tomb" title="Tomb">tomb</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Lodhi_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Lodhi dynasty">Lodhi dynasty</a> built between 1489 and 1517 <a href="/wiki/Common_Era" title="Common Era">CE</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Unknown_Tomb_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unknown_Tomb-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rajon_ki_Baoli%27s_baoli.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Rajon ki Baoli stepwell was built by Sikandar Lodi in 1516.[24]"><img alt="The Rajon ki Baoli stepwell was built by Sikandar Lodi in 1516.[24]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Rajon_ki_Baoli%27s_baoli.jpg/200px-Rajon_ki_Baoli%27s_baoli.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Rajon_ki_Baoli%27s_baoli.jpg/300px-Rajon_ki_Baoli%27s_baoli.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Rajon_ki_Baoli%27s_baoli.jpg/400px-Rajon_ki_Baoli%27s_baoli.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Rajon_ki_Baoli" class="mw-redirect" title="Rajon ki Baoli">Rajon ki Baoli</a> stepwell was built by <a href="/wiki/Sikandar_Lodi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sikandar Lodi">Sikandar Lodi</a> in 1516.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lodhi_Gardens_Tombs_111.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lodhi Gardens tombs"><img alt="Lodhi Gardens tombs" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Lodhi_Gardens_Tombs_111.jpg/150px-Lodhi_Gardens_Tombs_111.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Lodhi_Gardens_Tombs_111.jpg/225px-Lodhi_Gardens_Tombs_111.jpg 1.5x, 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S. Grewal">J. S. Grewal</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Herbert_Hartel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Herbert Hartel (page does not exist)">Herbert Hartel</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_H%C3%A4rtel" class="extiw" title="de:Herbert Härtel">de</a>]</span> call the Lodi sultans as Turco-Afghan.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lodi_dynasty&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">For a map of their territory see: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSchwartzberg1978" class="citation book cs1">Schwartzberg, Joseph E. 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