Lodis

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The Lodis were an Afghan Muslim dynasty that ruled the late Delhi Sultanate in northern India during the 15th and early 16th centuries, just before the rise of the Mughal Empire.

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Lodi dynasty 45 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Afghan Muslim dynasty
ruling dynasty
administrativeCenter Delhi
capital Delhi
conflict internal Afghan nobility rivalries
invasions by Babur
continent Asia
country Delhi Sultanate
currency tanka
surface form: Tanka
dynastyType Turko-Afghan sultanate dynasty
endTime 1526
ethnicGroup Afghan
followedBy Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
follows Sayyid dynasty
founder Bahlul Lodi
governmentForm Sultanate
hasMonarch Bahlul Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi
Sikandar Lodi
historicalContext predecessor to Mughal rule in India
knownFor Afghan nobility dominance in North India
being the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate
language Hindavi
Persian
lastRuler Ibrahim Lodi
legacy Lodi Gardens monuments in Delhi
namedAfter Lodi tribe
notableEvent First Battle of Panipat
surface form: Battle of Panipat (1526)
overthrownBy Babur
partOf Delhi Sultanate
late Delhi Sultanate
patronage Islamic architecture in North India
Persianate culture
predecessor Sayyid dynasty
region northern India
surface form: Northern India
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
startTime 1451
successor Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
territoryIncludes Delhi region
Punjab
parts of present-day Uttar Pradesh
timePeriod 15th century
16th century
usedTitle Sultan of Delhi

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