Bahlul Lodi
Topic: Turkic Invasions and the Delhi Sultanate · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Bahlul Lodi was an Afghan noble who took the throne of Delhi in 1451. He replaced the weak Sayyid dynasty and founded the Lodi dynasty. This was the first Afghan dynasty to rule Delhi, and the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. He rebuilt some of Delhi's power after the chaos that followed Timur's attack.
Example
Bahlul Lodi fought a long war against the Sharqi sultans of Jaunpur, a rival kingdom in the east. In the end he took over Jaunpur.
Don't confuse with
- Ibrahim Lodi: the last Lodi sultan, who lost to Babur at Panipat in 1526. Bahlul founded the dynasty, while Ibrahim saw it end.
Related concepts
- Delhi Sultanate
- Mamluk dynasty
- Iltutmish
- Turkan-i-Chahalgani
- Sultan Ghari
- Raziya Sultan
- Ghiyasuddin Balban
- Theory of kingship of Balban
- Sijda and paibos
- Sayyid dynasty