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.

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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 NERFINISHED
Gwalior division
surface form: Gwalior region

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ibrahim Lodi father Sikandar Lodi
Sikandar Lodi fullName Sikandar Lodi self-link
Lodis hasMonarch Sikandar Lodi
subject surface form: Lodi dynasty
Lodi dynasty hasMonarch Sikandar Lodi
Delhi Sultanate notableRuler Sikandar Lodi
Lodi dynasty notableRuler Sikandar Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi predecessor Sikandar Lodi
Bahlul Lodi successor Sikandar Lodi