Sikandar Lodi
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Sikandar Lodi was a prominent ruler of the Lodi dynasty known for consolidating the Delhi Sultanate’s power, founding the city of Agra, and promoting administrative and agricultural reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sikandar Lodi canonical | 13 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sultan
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Nizam Khan ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Lodi Gardens monuments in Delhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Lodi Gardens, Delhi
|
| capital | Delhi ⓘ |
| century |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Rajputs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rajput chiefs
|
| countryRuled | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1517 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Agra ⓘ |
| dynasty | Lodi dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
Delhi Sultanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Delhi Sultanate
|
| father | Bahlul Lodi ⓘ |
| founded | Agra ⓘ |
| fullName | Sikandar Lodi self-link ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Mughal India ⓘ |
| house | Lodi dynasty ⓘ |
| implemented |
land revenue reforms
ⓘ
market regulation policies ⓘ measures to improve agriculture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
agricultural reforms ⓘ consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ expansion of territory in North India ⓘ patronage of Persian culture ⓘ religious orthodoxy ⓘ strengthening central authority ⓘ |
| languageUsedInAdministration | Persian ⓘ |
| mother | Hindu wife of Bahlul Lodi ⓘ |
| notableConstruction |
fortifications in Agra
ⓘ
mosques in Agra ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Islamic scholars
ⓘ
Persian literature ⓘ |
| policy |
centralization of administration
ⓘ
promotion of Sunni orthodoxy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sultan of Delhi ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bahlul Lodi ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| reignEnd | 1517 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1489 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| successor | Ibrahim Lodi ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
Bihar
ⓘ
Gwalior division ⓘ
surface form:
Gwalior region
|
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lodi dynasty