Question

Who among the following is the founder ruler of the Lodhi Dynasty?
1. Daulat Khan Lodhi
2. Sikandar Khan Lodhi
3. Ibrahim Khan Lodhi
4. Bahlul Khan Lodhi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Bahlul Khan Lodhi

The correct answer is Bahlul Khan Lodhi.

• Bahlul Khan Lodhi is the founder ruler of the Lodhi Dynasty.

 

• Lodi Dynasty (1451 to 1526)
  • Bahlul Khan Lodi (1451-1489 AD)
    • He was the founder of the Lodi dynasty.
    • He served as the Subedar (Governor) of Lahore and Sirhind during the reign of Muhammad Shah.
    • He tried to re-establish the greatness of the Delhi Sultanate, hence he had recaptured the areas around Delhi.
    • His most successful war was against the ruler of Jaunpur "Mahmud Shah Sharki".
    • The territories conquered by Bahlol Lodi were Mewat (Ahmed Khan), Sambhal (Dariya Khan), Kol (Isa Khan), Suket (Mubarak Khan), Manipur and Bhongaon (Raja Pratap Singh), Rewari (Qutub Khan), Etawah And Chandawar.
    • In 1498 AD, the able son of Bahlol Lodi, Nizam Shah, came to power in the name of "Sultan Sikandar Shah".
  • Sikandar Shahi (1489-1517 A.D.)Ibrahim Lodi (1518-1526)
    • He was the most qualified of three Lodi rulers who had conquered the king of Bihar and Tirhut.
    • Sikandar Lodi expanded his empire by conquering areas like Dholpur and Chanderi.
    • He kept a strict vigil on his nobles and jagirdars and strictly suppressed the rebellion carried out by them.
    • He had established an efficient espionage system and also arranged for the checking of government accounts.
    • He reduced the restrictions placed on trade, which boosted the economic prosperity of the people. For the measurement of agricultural land, he introduced a "Gaja-e- Sikandari" (Alexander Yard)  or 32 inches.
    • He shifted his capital from Delhi to Agra, which was established by him.
  • Ibrahim Lodi
    • Ibrahim Lodi was stubborn and intolerant which were not good qualities in a ruler.
    • Nobles were killed cruelly and many nobles were humiliated by Ibrahim Lodi.
    • He also treated his son Dilwar Khan Lodi cruelly.
    • Invasion of India was done by Kabul ruler, Babur, at the behest of Daulat Khan, a very powerful noble from Punjab.
    • In the 1st battle of Panipat in the year 1526 A.D, Ibrahim Lodi faced defeat at the hands of Babur