Lodi لودی | |||||||||||
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| 1451–1526 | |||||||||||
![Map showing the territory under the Lodi dynasty.[1]](view_image.php?q=Lodi_dynasty&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Map_of_the_Lodis.png) Map showing the territory under the Lodi dynasty.[1] | |||||||||||
| Capital | Delhi | ||||||||||
| Official languages | Hindavi[2] Persian (court, revenue records)[2][3] | ||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||||
• 1451–1489 | Bahlol Lodi (first) | ||||||||||
• 1489–1517 | Sikander Lodi (2nd) | ||||||||||
• 1517–1526 | Ibrahim Lodi (last) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 19 April[4] 1451 | ||||||||||
| 21 April[5] 1526 | |||||||||||
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The Lodi dynasty was an Afghan royal family that ruled Sultanate of Delhi from 1451 to 1526.[6] It was the fifth and final dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, and was founded by Bahlul Khan Lodi when he replaced the Sayyid dynasty.[4]
- ^ For a map of their territory see: Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 147, map XIV.4 (d). ISBN 0226742210. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b Owen & Pollock 2018, p. 174.
- ^ Dale 2020, p. 67.
- ^ a b Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 122–125. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
- ^ Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur (2023). بابرنامه (Baburnama) [Original Chagatai Turkic]. The Baburnama Project.
- ^ Bosworth 1996, p. 304.