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The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur
The first Mughal emperor in his own words — candid, curious and unforgettable.
Lodi Dynasty
Dynasty
Level 3
Dynastic phase
1451 – 1526
Afghan dynasty ended by Babur at Panipat.
- Capital
- Delhi
- Region
- North
- Duration
- 75 years
- Main period
- Delhi Sultanate & Regional Kingdoms
- Part of
- Delhi Sultanate
At a glance
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Rulers
- Bahlul Lodi Sultan1451 – 1489
- Sikandar Lodi Sultan1489 – 1517Founded Agra (1504).
- Ibrahim Lodi Sultan1517 – 1526Killed at the First Battle of Panipat.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1451 | Bahlul Lodi founds the Lodi dynasty The first Afghan dynasty of Delhi. |
Delhi |
| 1504 | Sikandar Lodi founds Agra Agra became the Lodi and later Mughal capital. |
Agra |
📚 Recommended reading on the Lodi Dynasty
Textbook
History of Medieval India
The go-to single volume on the Sultanate, Mughals and regional kingdoms.
Reference
Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals (2 vols)
The detailed two-volume treatment for readers who want more than the single-volume textbook.
Reference
The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History
A scholarly history of the Sultanate and its wars with the Mongols.
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📄 Research papers
Paper🏛 Library access
Inscribing the Other, Inscribing the Self: Hindu-Muslim Identities in Pre-Colonial India
Uses Andhra inscriptions to show how identities were described in the Kakatiya and Sultanate era.
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Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States
A documented, case-by-case study of temple destruction and its political context, 1192–1760.
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🇮🇳 Indian scholarship
The Pursuit of Persian: Language in Mughal Politics
How Persian became the language of Mughal government and of Hindu and Muslim elites alike.
Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Lodi Dynasty for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 75 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 75 years
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Overlap: 75 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 75 years
Mewar (Sisodia) ★
West · 1326 – 1949
Overlap: 75 years
Vijayanagara Empire ★
South · 1336 – 1646
Overlap: 75 years
Bahmani Sultanate ★
Deccan · 1347 – 1527
Overlap: 75 years
Kingdom of Mysore ★
South · 1399 – 1950
Overlap: 75 years
Kingdom of Kandy ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815
Overlap: 57 years
Portuguese Estado da Índia ★
Coastal · 1505 – 1961
Overlap: 21 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 75 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 75 years
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Overlap: 75 years
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Overlap: 75 years
Kashmir Sultanate
North · 1339 – 1586
Overlap: 75 years
Samma Dynasty
Northwest · 1351 – 1524
Overlap: 73 years
Bengal Sultanate
East · 1352 – 1576
Overlap: 75 years
Timurid Empire (Herat)
Northwest · 1370 – 1507
Overlap: 56 years
Malwa Sultanate
Central · 1392 – 1562
Overlap: 75 years
Jaunpur (Sharqi) Sultanate
Gangetic Plain · 1394 – 1479
Overlap: 28 years
Gujarat Sultanate
West · 1407 – 1573
Overlap: 75 years
Kingdom of Kotte
Sri Lanka · 1412 – 1597
Overlap: 75 years
Gajapati Kingdom
East · 1434 – 1541
Overlap: 75 years
Ahmadnagar Sultanate (Nizam Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1636
Overlap: 36 years
Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1686
Overlap: 36 years
Berar Sultanate (Imad Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1574
Overlap: 36 years
Bidar Sultanate (Barid Shahi)
Deccan · 1492 – 1619
Overlap: 34 years
Portuguese Cochin
Coastal · 1503 – 1663
Overlap: 23 years