Sayyid and Lodi Dynasty

Sayyid and Lodi Dynasty

• The founder of the Sayyid dynasty was Khizr Khan.
• Total years of rule of Sayyid dynasty = 37 years
• The longest reigning ruler of the Syed dynasty = Mubarak Shah

Sayyid dynasty rulers

1. 1. 1. Khizr Khan = 1414-1421
      2. Mubarak Shah = 1421-1434
      3. Muhammad Shah = 1434-1445
      4. Alauddin Alam Shah = 1445-1451

Khizr Khan

• He defeated Daulat Khan and founded the Sayyid dynasty.
• The first Muslim ruler of the “Shia” sect.

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Mubarak Shah

• A very capable ruler
• The longest reigning Sayyid dynasty king
• Author of the book “Tariq-e-Mubarak-Shaqi” = Yahiya bin Ahmad Shirindi
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Muhammad Shah

• He ruled over very few places.
• Elsewhere, nobles ruled.

Alauddin Alam Shah

• The last king of the Sayyid dynasty.

Lodi Dynasty

• The founder of the Lodi dynasty was Pakalul Lodi.
• Years of Lodi dynasty rule = 75 years
• The longest reigning ruler of the Lodi dynasty = Pakalul Lodi
• The longest reigning ruler among the Delhi Sultans = Pakal Lodi (38 years)
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Lodi Dynasty rulers

• Bahalul Lodi = 1451-1489
• Sikandar Lodi = 1489-1517
• Ibrahim Lodi = 1517-1526

Bahalul Lodi

• First Afghan dynastic ruler
• The longest reigning ruler among the Delhi Sultans = Bahalul Lodi (38 years)
• He waged war on Jaunpur (a city called Siraj in the East).

Sikandar Lodi

• Original name = Nizam Khan
• He shifted the capital from Delhi to Agra.
• He founded the city of “Agra” and declared it his capital.
• He introduced a new system of measuring land called “Gaj-e-Sikandari” (39 numbers or 32 inches).
• During his reign, the “first Persian” literature on Indian music, “Lajjat-i-Sikander-Shahi”, was created.
• The Delhi Sultan who wrote poems under the name “Gulrugi”.
• He translated the Sanskrit Ayurvedic text into Arabic.
• He destroyed the famous “Jwalamukhi Temple”.
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Ibrahim Lodi

• The last king of the Lodi dynasty.
• The last king of the Delhi Sultanates.
• He was defeated by Maharana Sanga in the “Battle of Katholi” held in 1518 AD.
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Battle of Panipat:

• Year held = 1526 AD
• It was held between Ibrahim Lodi and the Mughal emperor Babur.
• Babur won the war.
• Ibrahim Lodi was killed in battle.
• The only Delhi Sultan to die in battle was Ibrahim Lodi.