Sikandar Lodī

Lodī sultan

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Sikandar Lodī was a ruler of the Lodī dynasty, which was the last ruling family of the Delhi sultanate in India. He reigned from 1489 to 1517. Sikandar Lodī continued his father Bahlūl Lodī's policy of expansion, gaining control of Bihar. He also founded the modern city of Agra. His reign is noted for a reputation of religious bigotry. The Lodī dynasty, of Afghan origin, ruled from 1451 to 1526, ending with the defeat of Sikandar's son, Ibrāhīm Lodī, at the first Battle of Panipat.1

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Struggle for supremacy in northern India
Sikandar completed the pacification of Jaunpur (1493), campaigned into Bihar, and founded the city of Agra in 1504 as a base from which to launch his attempt to control Malwa and Rajasthan.
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Sikandar completed the pacification of Jaunpur (1493), campaigned into Bihar, and founded the city of Agra in 1504 as a base from which to launch his attempt to control Malwa and Rajasthan.
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Lodī dynasty
Bahlūl’s second son, Sikandar (reigned 1489–1517), continued his father’s expansion policy. He gained control of Bihar and founded the modern city of Agra on the site known as Sikandarabad. His reign was clouded only by a reputation for religious bigotry. Sikandar’s eldest son, Ibrāhīm (reigned 1517–26), attempted to…
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Bahlūl’s second son, Sikandar (reigned 1489–1517), continued his father’s expansion policy. He gained control of Bihar and founded the modern city of Agra on the site known as Sikandarabad. His reign was clouded only by a reputation for religious bigotry. Sikandar’s eldest son, Ibrāhīm (reigned 1517–26), attempted to…
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