Bahlul Khan Lodi
| Bahlol Lodi | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahlul Shah Ghazi | |||||
 Tanka Coin of Bahlul Lodi | |||||
| 29th Sultan of Delhi | |||||
| Reign | 19 April 1451 – 12 July 1489 | ||||
| Coronation | 19 April 1451 | ||||
| Predecessor | Alam Shah | ||||
| Successor | Sikandar Khan Lodi | ||||
| Born | c. 1421 | ||||
| Died | 12 July 1489 (aged of 68) Delhi, Sultanate of India | ||||
| Burial | Tomb of Bahlol Lodi, Delhi | ||||
| Spouse | Shams Khatun Bibi Ambha | ||||
| Issue | Sikandar Khan Lodi Barbak Shah Taj Murassa Alam Khan | ||||
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| Parents House: Founding House: | Lodi tribe Lodi kingdom | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Bahlul Khan Lodi (Persian: بهلول لودی) was the Afghan king of the Lodi kingdom and founder of its ruling Lodi dynasty from the Delhi Sultanate.[1][2] Bahlul became Sultan of the dynasty on 19 April 1451[3][2] (855 AH).
Early life
[change | change source]Bahlul's grandfather, Malik Bahram Khan Lodi, a Lodi tribal chief of the Prangi tribe from Dera Ismail Khan. He later took service under the governor of Multan, Malik Mardan Daulat.[4][5]
Reign
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In 1448, when Alam Shah retired to Badaun, a minister of Alam Shah, Hamid Khan invited him to occupy the throne of Delhi. After the voluntary abdication of the throne by Alam Shah, Bahlul Shah ascended the throne of Delhi on 19 April 1451 and adopted the title of Bahlul Shah Ghazi. Alam Shah continued to live in Badaun until his death in July 1478.[4][5]
In 1479, Sultan Bahlul Lodi defeated and annexed the Jaunpur Sultanate based at Jaunpur. He fortified the city of Jaunpur and turned it into a kasbah (fortress) with several mosques and madrasas.
Bahlul did much to stop rebellions and uprisings in his territories, and extended his holdings over Jaunpur and upper Uttar Pradesh. Just like the previous Delhi Sultans, he kept Delhi the capital of his kingdom.
In 1486, he appointed his son, Babrak Shah as viceroy of Jaunpur. In time, this proved to be problematic, as his second son, Nizam Khan (Sikandar Lodi) was named successor, and a power struggle ensued after his death in July 1489.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Asher, Catherine B.; Talbot, Cynthia (2006). India Before Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780521005395.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (1996). The New Islamic Dynasties. Columbia University Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0231107143.
- ↑ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 122–125. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.134–36, 139–142
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mahajan, V.D. (1991, reprint 2007). History of Medieval India, New Delhi: S. Chand, ISBN 81-219-0364-5, pp.245–51
- ↑ Al-Badāoni. "SULṬĀN BUHLŪL [IBN I KĀLĀ]* LODĪ". The Muntakhabu-'rūkh. Translated by Ranking, George S. A.; Haig, Wolseley; Lowe, W. H. – via Packard Humanities Institute, Persian Literature in Translation website.