Bahlul Khan Lodi

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Bahlul Khan Lodi
Sultan of the Lodi dynasty
Reign	1451–1489
Coronation	19 April 1451
Successor	Sikandar Lodi

Died	12th July 1489

Bahlul Khan Lodi (Pashto: بهلول لودي ; died July 1489) was the founder of Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in India upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid rule.^[1] He was born into an Pashtun family of traders, and became a renowned warrior and governor of Sirhind (Punjab). Bahlul became sultan of the dynasty on 19 April 1451 (855 AH).

Ancestry and early life

A coin of Bahlul Lodi

Bahlul belonged to the Shahu Khel clan of the Lodi Pashtun tribe. Bahlul's grandfather, Malik Bahram, settled in Multan during the reign of Firuz Shah Tughluq and took service under the governor of Multan, Malik Mardan Daulat. Malik Bahram had a total of about five sons. His eldest son, Malik Sultan Shah Lodi, later served under the Sayyid dynasty ruler Khizr Khan and distinguished himself by killing in the battle later's worst enemy Mallu Iqbal Khan. He was rewarded with the title of Islam Khan and in 1419 appointed the governor of Sirhind. Bahlul, the son of Malik Kala, the younger brother of Malik Sultan was married to Malik Sultan's daughter.

In his youth, he was involved in the trading of horses and once sold his finely bred horses to the Sayyid dyansty Sultan Mohammad Shah. As a payment he was granted a pargana and raised to the status of amir. After the death of Malik Sultan, he became the governor of Sirhind. He was allowed to add Lahore to his charge. Once, Sultan Muhammad Shah asked for his help when the Malwa Sultan Mahmud Shah I invaded his territory. Bahlul joined the imperial army with 20,000 mounted soldiers. By his clevernees, he was able to project himself as a victor over the army of the Malwa Sultan and Sultan Muhammad Shah conferred on him the title of Khan-i-Khanan. He also accepted Bahlul's occupation over a large part of Punjab.

In 1443, Bahlul attacked Delhi but he did not succeed. During the reign of last Sayyid ruler Sultan Alam Shah, Bahlul again made another unsuccessful attempt to capture Delhi in 1447. Finally, when Alam Shah retired to Badaun in 1448, 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 April 19, 1451 and adopted the title of Bahlul Shah Ghazi. Alam Shah continued to live in Badaun till his death in July 1478.^[2]^[3]

The tomb of the founder of the Lodi dynasty lies close to the shrine of the noted Sufi saint, Nasiruddin Chirag-e-Delhi, in a locality that goes by his name, 'Chirag Delhi'.^[4]^[5]

The reign

Tomb of Bahlol Lodi at Chirag Delhi in Delhi

After ascending to the throne, Bahlul decided to dispose of Hamid Khan. His cousin and brother-in-law Malik Mahmud Khan alias Qutb-ud-din Khan (Governor Of Samana) imprisoned Hamid Khan.^[3]

In 1479, Sultan Bahlul Khan Lodi defeated and annexed Sharqi dynasty based at Jaunpur. Bahlul Khan did much to stop rebellions and uprisings in his territories, and extended his holdings over Gwalior, Jaunpur and upper Uttar Pradesh. 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 upon his death in 1489.

Death

Bahlul died in July 1489 after a long reign.^[6] His tomb is a drab place compared to other mausoleums. It is a square chamber with three arched openings on all sides, surmounted by five domes, the central one being the biggest. Koranic verses are inscribed on the arches but there is hardly any other ornamentation.

References

↑ History & Civics 9, by Sudeshna Sengupta, p126.
↑ Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, pp.134-36, 139-142
↑ 3.0 3.1 Mahajan, V.D. (1991, reprint 2007). History of Medieval India, New Delhi: S. Chand, ISBN 81-219-0364-5, pp.245-51
↑ Delhi's Valley of Kings The Tribune, March 1, 2004.
↑ Bahlul Khan Lodi Tomb - Location Wikimapia.
↑ Sultan Bahlul Khan Lodi The Muntakhabu-’rūkh by Al-Badāoni (16th century historian), Packard Humanities Institute.

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Regnal titles
Preceded by Ala-ud-Din	Sultan of Delhi 1451–1489	Succeeded by Sikandar Lodi
New dynasty	Lodi dynasty 1451–1525	Succeeded by Sikandar Lodi

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Dynasties	Lodi dynasty Suri dynasty Hotaki dynasty Durrani dynasty Barakzai dynasty more

Key figures	Bahlul Khan Lodi Sher Shah Suri Mir Wais Hotak Ahmad Shah Durrani Dost Mohammad Khan Malalai of Maiwand Abdur Rahman Khan Mahmud Tarzi Soraya Tarzi Amanullah Khan Mohammed Nadir Shah Bacha Khan Wali Khan Zahir Shah Daoud Khan Abdul Ahad Mohmand Samad Khan Mohammad Najibullah Mohammed Omar Hamid Karzai Asfandyar Wali Khan Kader Khan Zalmay Khalilzad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai

Culture	Pashtun culture Pashtunwali Pashto language Pashtunization Pashtun dress Pashto media Pashto singers Pashtun tribes Loya jirga Adam Khan and Durkhanai Yusuf Khan and Sherbano

Poets	Amir Kror Suri Pir Roshan Rahman Baba Khushal Khan Khattak Nazo Tokhi Abdul Hamid Baba Hussain Hotaki Ahmad Shah Durrani Hamza Baba Ajmal Khattak Kabir Stori Ghani Khan

Topics and controversies	Afghan (ethnonym) Pashtunistan Durand Line Khudai Khidmatgar Kalabagh Dam Taliban Names of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Anti-Pashtun sentiment

Battles and conflicts	First Battle of Panipat Battle of Gulnabad Third Battle of Panipat Battle of Attock Battle of Multan Battle of Shopian Battle of Nowshera Battle of Jamrud Siege of Malakand First Anglo-Afghan War Second Anglo-Afghan War Battle of Maiwand Tirah Campaign Battle of Saragarhi Third Anglo-Afghan War Soviet war in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan (2001–present) War in North-West Pakistan

v t e Pashtun-related topics

Dynasties	Lodi dynasty Suri dynasty Hotaki dynasty Durrani dynasty Barakzai dynasty more

Key figures	Bahlul Khan Lodi Sher Shah Suri Mir Wais Hotak Ahmad Shah Durrani Dost Mohammad Khan Malalai of Maiwand Abdur Rahman Khan Mahmud Tarzi Soraya Tarzi Amanullah Khan Mohammed Nadir Shah Bacha Khan Wali Khan Zahir Shah Daoud Khan Abdul Ahad Mohmand Samad Khan Mohammad Najibullah Mohammed Omar Hamid Karzai Asfandyar Wali Khan Kader Khan Zalmay Khalilzad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai

Culture	Pashtun culture Pashtunwali Pashto language Pashtunization Pashtun dress Pashto media Pashto singers Pashtun tribes Loya jirga Adam Khan and Durkhanai Yusuf Khan and Sherbano

Poets	Amir Kror Suri Pir Roshan Rahman Baba Khushal Khan Khattak Nazo Tokhi Abdul Hamid Baba Hussain Hotaki Ahmad Shah Durrani Hamza Baba Ajmal Khattak Kabir Stori Ghani Khan

Topics and controversies	Afghan (ethnonym) Pashtunistan Durand Line Khudai Khidmatgar Kalabagh Dam Taliban Names of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Anti-Pashtun sentiment

Battles and conflicts	First Battle of Panipat Battle of Gulnabad Third Battle of Panipat Battle of Attock Battle of Multan Battle of Shopian Battle of Nowshera Battle of Jamrud Siege of Malakand First Anglo-Afghan War Second Anglo-Afghan War Battle of Maiwand Tirah Campaign Battle of Saragarhi Third Anglo-Afghan War Soviet war in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan (2001–present) War in North-West Pakistan

Persondata
Name	Lodi, Bahlul Khan
Alternative names
Short description	sultan of Delhi
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	12th, July 1489
Place of death

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