• lodi dynasty came after sayyid dynasty and ruled until a.d. 1526.

lodi dynasty (1451–1526)

• lodi dynasty was originally from afghan who ruled delhi sultanate for about 75 years.

bahlul lodi

• bahlul lodi, who founded the dynasty and ruled delhi from 1451 to 1489. after his death in 1489, his second son sikandar lodi succeeded the throne.

sikandar lodi

• sikandar lodi took the title of sikandar shah. it was sikandar lodi who founded agra city in 1504 and moved capital from delhi to agra.

• sikandar lodi, further, abolished the corn duties and patronized trade and commerce in his kingdom.

ibrahim lodi

• after sikandar lodi, ibrahim lodi (the youngest son of sikandar lodi) became sultan. ibrahim lodi was the last ruler of lodi dynasty who ruled from 1517 to 1526.

• ibrahim lodi was defeated by babur in 1526, in the first battle of panipat and from now mughal empire established.

lodi administration

• the lodi kings tried to consolidate the sultanate and attempted to curb the power of rebellious governor.

• sikandar lodi who ruled from 1489-1517, controlled the ganges valley up to western bengal.

• sikandar lodi moved capital from delhi to agra, as he felt that he could control his kingdom better from a gra. he also tried to strengthen the loyalty of the people by various measures of public welfare.

the nobles

• during the sultanate period, the nobles played a powerful role. sometimes, they even influenced state policy and sometimes (as governors), they revolted and became independent rulers or else usurped the throne of delhi.

• many of these nobles were turkish or afghani, who had settled in india.

• some of the nobles were men who came to india only in search of their fortune and worked for the sultan.

• after ala-ud-din khilji, indian muslims and hindus were also appointed as officers (nobles).

• the sultan followed the earlier system of granting the revenue from a piece of land or a village to the (noble) officer instead of paying them salary.