Medieval-indian-history / Delhi Sultanate / The Lodhis
The Lodhis
- Bahalul Lodi founded the Lodi dynasty, originally from Afghanistan.
- Sikandar Lodi (1489-1517) succeeded Bahalul Lodi and was the greatest ruler of the dynasty.
- He was contemporary to the bhakti saint Kabirdas and tortured him.
- Sikandar Lodi constructed Agra city and shifted the capital from Delhi to Agra in 1504.
- He destroyed many Hindu temples and imposed many restrictions on the Hindus.
- Sikandar Lodi was succeeded by his son Ibrahim Lodi, who was not a good administrator.
- Ibrahim Lodi had differences with nobles and governors, and his close relatives Allam Khan Lodi and Daulat Khan Lodi invited Babar to invade India.
- Mewar ruler Rana Sanga also invited Babar to invade India.
- Krishnadevraya was the emperor of Vijayanagara in southern India during this time.
- Babar defeated and killed Ibrahim Lodi in the first battle of Panipat in 1526 AD.
- Ibrahim Lodi was the last sultan in the Delhi Sultanate.
- Babar started the Mughal rule in India from 1526 AD.
