| Bahlul Khan Lodi | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahlul Shah Ghazi | |||||
 Billon Tanka (80 ratti) of Bahlul Lodi | |||||
| 29th Sultan of Delhi | |||||
| Reign | 19 April 1451 – 12 July 1489 | ||||
| Coronation | 19 April 1451 | ||||
| Predecessor | Alam Shah | ||||
| Successor | Sikandar Khan Lodi | ||||
| Born | c. 1421 | ||||
| Died | 12 July 1489 (aged of 68) Delhi Delhi Sultanate | ||||
| Burial | Tomb of Bahlul Lodi Delhi | ||||
| Spouse | Shams Khatun Bibi Ambha | ||||
| Issue | Sikandar Khan Lodi Barbak Shah Taj Murassa Alam Khan | ||||
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| Parents House: Founding House: | Lodi Tribe Lodi Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Malik Kala Khan Lodi | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Bahlul Khan Lodi (Persian: بهلول لودی; died 12 July 1489) was the chief of the Afghan Lodi tribe.[1] Founder of the Lodi dynasty from the Delhi Sultanate[2] upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid rule.[3] Bahlul became sultan of the dynasty on 19 April 1451[4] (855 AH).
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