Question

Which of the following Lodhi ruler introduced the Gaz-i-Sikandari to measure the land?
1. Bahlol Lodi
2. Ibrahim Lodi
3. Sikander Lodi
4. None

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Sikander Lodi

The correct answer is Sikander Lodi.

• Sikander Lodhi was the son of Bahlol Lodi who conquered Bihar and Western Bengal.
• He founded the city of Agra and moved his capital from Delhi to Agra.
• He introduced the Gaz-i-Sikandari of 32 digits for measuring cultivated fields.

• Bahlol Lodi
  • He was the chief of the Pashtun Lodhi Tribe.
  • He was the founder of the Lodi Dynasty.
  • He became sultan in 1451.
  • He was the first Afghani King.
  • He introduced new copper coins called Bahloli Coins.
  • He ruled over Delhi till 1489.
• Ibrahim Lodi
  • He was the last ruler of Lodi as well as the Delhi Sultanate who ruled from 1517 to 1526.
  • He was the son of the second ruler of the Lodi dynasty Sikander Lodi
  • He was defeated by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.