Lodhi Dynasty (1451-1526)

Founded by:  Bahlul Lodhi

Last Ruler: Ibrahim Lodhi

Language: Pashto (Native), Persian (Official)

Sayyid Dynasty  <--  Lodhi Dynasty  -->  Mughal Empire

Lodhi Dynasty was the last Dynasty of Delhi Saltanate. It was founded by Bahlul Lodhi in 1451 who was the Ghizlai tribe of the Afghans. There were three main rulers in the history of Lodi dynasty.

Memory Trick:   BSI  ( Botanical Survey of India)

B ---- Bahlul Lodhi

S ---- Sikandar Lodhi

I  ---- Ibrahim Lodhi

BAHLUL LODHI (1451-1489 )

• Conquested Jaunpur by ousting Sharqui dynasty.
• Revived Sultanate to quite an extent.

SIKANDAR LODHI ( 1489-1517 )

• Sikandar Lodhi whose real name was Nizam Khan was the son of Bahlol Lodhi who conquered Bihar and Western Bengal
• Introduced the Gaz-i-Sikandari ( Sikandar’s yard ) of 32 digits for measuring cultivated fields.
• He founded the city of Agra in 1504 and made it his capital.
• Set up an efficient espionage system and introduced the system of auditing of accounts.
• Was a poet himself and wrote verses in Persian under the pen-name of Gulrukhi.
• Repaired Qutub Minar.

IBRAHIM LODHI ( 1517-1526 )

• Last king of Lodhi Dynasty and last sultan of Delhi Sultanate.
• He was the son of Sikandar Lodhi.
• Was defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.
• No Sultan of India except Sultan Ibrahim had been killed on the battle field.