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  Lodhi Dynasty [1451-1526]
The Lodhi Dynasty was the first and last Afghan dynasty to rule in South Asia, with the exception of Sher Shah Suri, the only other Afghan who ruled this region.
The Lodhi elders served in the court of Firuz Shah and Khizar Khan and held positions of responsibility.
Buhlul Lodhi, the founder of the dynasty, was the governor of Sarhind.
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  Lodhi dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lodhi Dynasty (Urdu:سلطنت لودھی) belonged to the Pashtun Ghilzai tribe of Afghans and ruled over the Delhi Sultanate during its last phase.
Bahlul Lodhi: After the last Sayyid ruler of Delhi, Mohammed-bin-Farid, died in 1451, Bahlul Khan Lodhi, a warrior and governor of Punjab, took the throne of the Delhi sultanate.
This alliancemade common cause with discontented muslim nobles of the sultanate to invite Babur, the ruler of Kabul, to overthrow the Lodhi dynasty.
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Members of this tribe established the Lodhi dynasty, which ruled over the Delhi Sultanate and included the prominent ruler Ibrahim Lodhi.
A typical Lodhi's surname is titled thus: as "Khan Lodhi" or "Khan-Lodhi", while others may prefer to keep the surname "Khan" or "Lodhi".
Lodhi community is diversified in many parts of India.
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 Britain.tv Wikipedia - Lodhi
Lodhi or Lodi (Urdu: لودھی) is a Pashtun tribe, most likely a sub-group of the larger Ghilzai of Afghanistan and Pakistan who were part of a wave of Pashtuns who pushed east into what is today Pakistan and India.
Often accompanying the Turkic who conquered South Asia, the Lodhi established themselves during the Islamic period in South Asia as a Muslim ruling class and were valued warriors.
It is important to note that a Khan might not necessarily be of the Lodhi tribe.
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 Lodhi Dynasty in India   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Lodhi Dynasty (1451-1526) was established by Buhlul Lodhi.
Buhlul Lodhi was previously the governor of Sarhind (in Punjab), under the overlordship of the Sultan of Delhi Alauddin Alam, of the Saiyid Dynasty (1414-1451).
Ibrahim Lodhi, son of Sikander, was the last Sultan of the Lodhi Dynasty.
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 Delhi Sultanate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Several Turkic and Pashtun dynasties ruled from Delhi: the Slave dynasty (1206-90), the Khilji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1413), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and the Lodi (1451-1526).
The Khilji or Khalji dynasty, who had established themselves as rulers of Bengal in the time of Muhammad Ghori, took control of the empire in a coup which eliminated the last of the Mamluks.
The Delhi Sultanate revived briefly under the Lodhis before it was conquered by the Mughal emperor Babur in 1526.
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 The Hindu : Metro Plus Delhi / Down Memory Lane : The tale of the missing Lodhi tomb
According to K.C. Yadav, former Head of the Department of History, Kurukshetra University, Ibrahim Lodhi's roofless grave is in the middle of a masonry platform, built by the Panipat District Committee, with two jalis (screens).
Sikandar Lodhi's tomb is not far from it and was built after his death in 1517.
The tomb of Bahlol Lodhi, the founder of the dynasty, is a forgotten monument in Chiragh Delhi.
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 Delhi Sultanate info here at en.88of100c.info   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Several Turkic und Pashtun dynasties ruled from Delhi: the Slave dynasty (1206-90), the Khilji dynasty (1290-1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1413), the Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), und the Lodi (1451-1526).
By mid-century, northern India from the Khyber Pass to Bengal was self-control of the Sultanate, albeit the northwest was contested with the Mongols.
The Khilji or Khalji dynasty, who had builded themselves as rulers of Bengal in the illustration of Muhammad Ghori, took self-control of the control in a coup which eliminated the definitive of the Mamluks.
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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Delhi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The famous Iron pillar near the Qutub Minar was commissioned by the emperor Kumara Gupta I of the Gupta dynasty (320-540) and transplanted to Delhi at some time in the 10th century.
After the end of the Slave dynasty, a succession of Turkic and Central Asian dynasties, the Khilji dynasty, the Tughluq dynasty, the Sayyid dynasty and the Lodhi dynasty held power in the late medieval period and built a sequence of forts and townships that are part of the fabled seven cities of Delhi.
In the mid-sixteenth century there was an interruption in the Mughal rule of India as Sher Shah Suri defeated Babur's son Humayun and forced him to flee to Afghanistan and Persia.
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 Delhi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The famous Iron pillar near the Qutub Minar was commissioned by the emperor Kumara Gupta I of the Gupta dynasty (320-540) and transplanted to Delhi during the 10th century.
From 1206, Delhi became the capital of the Delhi Sultanate under the Slave Dynasty (so named because several rulers of this dynasty were former slaves).
After the end of the Slave dynasty, a succession of Turkic and Central Asian dynasties, the Khilji dynasty, the Tughluq dynasty, the Sayyid dynasty and the Lodhi dynasty held power in the late medieval period and built a sequence of forts and townships that are part of the seven cities of Delhi.
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 lodhis
He was the first king and the founder of the Lodhi dynasty, with a view to restoring the Delhi Sultanate its past glory, he conquered many territories including the powerful kingdom of Jaunpur.
Ibrahim Lodhi and about 6000 of his troops were involved in actual fighting.Most of his army streaching behind upto a mile never saw action.Battle ended in about 3 hours with death of Ibrahim Lodhi who was at forefront.
And in place where fighting had been the fiercest dead amid the heap of Mongols slain of his sword,lay the vain but courageous Sultan Ibrahim,his head was cut off and taken to Babur wrote a Mongol historian.
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 Sultanate of Delhi in India
In AD 1206, Qutub-ud-Din Aibak, one of the generals of Muhammad Ghori, proclaimed himself as the Sultan of Delhi, and this led to the establishment of the Slave Dynasty.
Next on line was the Tughlaq Dynasty (1320-1413) and they presented a poor face under the rule of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
Saiyid Dynasty (1414-51) and Lodhi Dynasty (1451-1526) tried to revive the old glory of Delhi Sultanate but were unsuccessful.
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 Indian History - Muslim Period in India
Mughal dynasty started with Babur ascending the throne of Agra in 1526 A.D. In the beginning his rule in India Babur had to face the problems of the Rajputs and the Afghan chiefs.
The dynasty ruled for about 150 years till 1486, when one of their chiefs Narasimha Saluva deposed the last ruler of Sangama dynasty and seized the throne.
During the reign of the second son Immadi Narasimha in 1505 A.D, the Taluva chief Vira Narasimha usurped the throne and thus laid the foundation of the Taluva dynasty.
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 Indian Architecture: Bara Gumbad Mausoleum, Delhi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Lodhi gardens were laid out in 1936 around four monuments of the Lodhi dynasty - Mohammed Shah's Tomb, Sikander Lodhi's Tomb, Sheesh Gumbad and Bara Gumbad.
The earliest of these, the tomb of Mohammed Shah, was built in 1444 by Ala-ud-din Alam Shah in honor of Mohammed Shah.
Bara Gumbad and an adjacent mosque were constructed in 1494 during the reign of Sikander Lodhi.
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The famous Iron pillar near the Qutub Minar was commissioned by the emperor Kumara Gupta I of the Gupta dynasty (320-540) and transplanted to Delhi during the 10th century.
From 1206, Delhi became the capital of the Delhi Sultanate under the Slave Dynasty.
After the end of the Slave dynasty, a succession of Turkic and Central Asian dynasties, the Khilji dynasty, the Tughluq dynasty, the Sayyid dynasty and the Lodhi dynasty held power in the late medieval period and built a sequence of forts and townships that are part of the seven cities of Delhi.
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 First Battle of Panipat
The first Battle of Panipat gave a deathblow to the Lodhi Empire and marked the end of the Delhi Sultanate's rule in India.
The Afghan Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodhi advanced from Delhi to meet the invader.
Ibrahim Lodhi and about 6000 of his troops were involved in actual fighting.
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The second battle of Tarain(1192) proved to be decisive as it overthrew the mighty Chauhans and firmly established the Turks in the heart of the country.
Agra has not specifically been mentioned during the reign of the Mamluka, the so called slave dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1290) nor of the Khaljis (1290-1320) or even of the Tughlaqus (1320-1411) It was in the reign of Syed Allauddin (1445-51) that Agra is specifically mentioned as a dependency of Biana.
But the story narrated by Niamatullah, the chronicler of the Lodhi dynasty, that Sikandar founded the city and gave it the name of Agra is not acceptable as Agra has been mentioned in earlier records also.
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 (b) Medieval Period
            Balban was the strongest of Delhi Sultans of the Slave Dynasty.
He was a weak ruler from whom the throne of Delhi was Jalal-ud-din in A.D. The Khilzi Dynasty (A.D. 1288-1331).-Jala-ud-din Khilzi was the first ruler of this dynasty.
The Mughal Dynasty and the Sikh Gurus.- Babar, the son of Omer Sheikh Miza, who claimed Timur and  Changez Khan among ancestors, laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire in India in 152 when ne defeated Ibrahim Lodhi  in the  first battle of Panipat.
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This dynasty took its name from the fact that he was one of Muhammed of Ghori's slaves.
In the battle of Panipat in 1526, Lodhi was killed and this ended the Afghan rule of India.
When the nobles of Ibrahim Lodhi's court pledged their support, Babur took a 12,000-strong army against Lodhi's army of 100,000 soldiers on the fields of Panipat.
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With the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) signing a memorandum of understanding with the steel major SAIL for conservation of monuments within the garden on Tuesday, the best kept grassy patch in Lutyens' Delhi is in for some changes at least for its buildings.
Dotted with significant monuments, Lodhi Gardens is more than just an influential walking space for senior bureaucrats or a haven for lovebirds.
Apart from the beautifully built detailed buildings by the Lodhi dynasty, the garden also has additions from other later periods.
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The city was established in 1481 A.D. during the time of Lodhi dynasty.
The founders are said to be Yusuf Khan and Nihang Lodhi.
Under the dynasty of Lodhi rules it was main seat of Government.
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 History of Delhi,About Delhi History,Indraprastha,Pandavas,Mahabharata, History of New Delhi India,Delhi History India .
The Tomara Rajput dynasty founded the city of Lal Kot in 736 A.D. near the Qutub Minar.
From 1206, Delhi became the capital of the Delhi Sultanate under the Slave Dynasty.
Two sandstone pillars inscribed with the edicts of Ashoka were later brought to the city by Firuz Shah Tughluq in the 14th century.
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 National Portal of India : Know India : Culture and Heritage
It was during the reign of the last king of the Tughlaq dynasty that the mighty king Timur or Tamerlane invaded India in 1398 AD.
Buhlul Khan Lodhi (1451-1489 AD) : He was the first king and the founder of the Lodhi dynasty.
Thus, to take revenge of their insults, Daulat Khan Lodhi, governor of Lahore and Alam Khan, an uncle of Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi, invited Babar, the ruler of Kabul, to invade India.
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 National Portal of India : Know India : Culture and Heritage
These were: the Slave dynasty (1206-90), Khilji dynasty (1290-1320), Tughlaq dynasty (1320-1413), Sayyid dynasty (1414-51), and Lodhi dynasty (1451-1526).
The concept of equality in Islam and Muslim traditions reached its climax in the history of South Asia when slaves were raised to the status of Sultan.
Although the Tughlaqs continued to reign till 1412, the invasion of delhi by Timur in 1398 may be said to mark the end of the Tughlaq empire.
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Though the heritage of Agra city is linked with the Mughal dynasty, numerous other rulers also contributed to the rich past of this city.
Agra was founded by Sikandar Lodhi (Lodhi dynasty; Delhi Sultanate) in the 16th century.
Fatehpur Sikri was the imperial city of the Mughal dynasty between 1571 and 1584.
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 Sikandra - Sikandra Area - Sikandra Region - Sikandra Locality - Agra
Lodhi dynasty ended with the defeat of Sikandar Lodhi but the name of the losing emperor survived and survived till date.
The mughal dynasty that followed reached its zenith during the reign of emperor Akbar.
The Sikandra town with nomenclature derived from Lodhi's and great architectural pieces from Mughals' is a great tourist place.
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 Khyber Gateway >> Pashto History >> The Lodhi Dynasty
He was the first king and the founder of the Lodhi dynasty, with a view to restoring the Delhi Sultanate its past glory, he conquered many territories including the powerful kingdom of Jaunpur.
Ibrahim Lodhi and about 6000 of his troops were involved in actual fighting.Most of his army streaching behind upto a mile never saw action.Battle ended in about 3 hours with death of Ibrahim Lodhi who was at forefront.
And in place where fighting had been the fiercest dead amid the heap of Mongols slain of his sword,lay the vain but courageous Sultan Ibrahim,his head was cut off and taken to Babur wrote a Mongol historian.
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 delhisultanate   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The period between 1206 AD and 1526 AD in Indian History is known as the Delhi Sultanate.
During this period of over three hundred years five dynasties, (32 kings) ruled in Delhi.
These were : The Slave Dynasty(1206 - 1290) The Khilji Dynasty (1290 - 1320) The Tughlak Dynasty (1320 - 1414) The Sayyad Dynasty (1414 - 1450) The Lodhi Dynasty (1451 - 1526)
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