Ibrahim Lodi

Ibrahim Lodi (died April 21, 1526, Panipat [India]) was the last Afghan sultan of Delhi of the Lodi dynasty. He was a suspicious tyrant who increasingly alienated his nobles during his reign.

The son of Sikandar, Ibrahim succeeded to the throne on his father’s death (November 21, 1517) and was quickly faced with continuing disputes between the royal family and Afghan nobles. One noble, Dawlat Khan Lodi, governor of the Punjab, fearing for his own safety, called in the Timurid king of Kabul, Babur, who advanced toward Delhi and defeated and killed Ibrahim in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. This victory led to the founding of the Mughal Empire in India.