Bahlul Khan Lodi
Bahlul Khan Lodi was the nephew and son-in-law of Malik Sultan Shah Lodi, the governor of Sirhind (Punjab) and succeeded him as the governor of Sirhind during the reign of Sayyid dynasty ruler Muhammad Shah. Bahlul Khan Lodi ascended the throne of the Delhi sultanate on April 19, 1451.
Bahilu Khan came to power after the last Syyed ruler Allaudin Alam Shah stepped down from his throne and handed power to Bahlol Khan. Before gaining the throne to Delhi, Bahlol Lodi had already craftily expanded his territories towards Punjab, spreading his authority way further than that of the previous Syyed Kings.
On coming to power, Lodi decided to get rid of Hamid Khan, a minister of Alam Shah, who was imprisoned by Malik Mahmud Khan . By 1497, Lodi had defeated the Sharqi Dynaty based in Jaunpur and had taken over their territories. Successfully suppression rebellions in his territories, Lodi spread his dynasty across Gwalior, Jaunpur and Northern Uttar Pradesh.
After the Lodis gained power over Jaunpur, it was expected that there would be another surge of power from the centre of the empire in Delhi and an effort would be made at the re-establishment of the Lodi dominion over north India. Under the Afghan-Lodi dynasty, there was large-scale immigration from Afghanistan which helped the Lodi dynasty get back some of its power, till the arrival of the Mughals.
Bahlol Lodi died in Delhi on July 12th 1489 and was succeeded by his sons Sikander and Ibrahim Lodi, who would go onto expand his empire, until finally being defeated by the mighty Mughals.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi_dynasty
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/july-12-1489-bahlol-khan-lodi-founder-of-the-lodi-dynasty-dies-in-delhi
Bahilu Khan came to power after the last Syyed ruler Allaudin Alam Shah stepped down from his throne and handed power to Bahlol Khan. Before gaining the throne to Delhi, Bahlol Lodi had already craftily expanded his territories towards Punjab, spreading his authority way further than that of the previous Syyed Kings.
On coming to power, Lodi decided to get rid of Hamid Khan, a minister of Alam Shah, who was imprisoned by Malik Mahmud Khan . By 1497, Lodi had defeated the Sharqi Dynaty based in Jaunpur and had taken over their territories. Successfully suppression rebellions in his territories, Lodi spread his dynasty across Gwalior, Jaunpur and Northern Uttar Pradesh.
After the Lodis gained power over Jaunpur, it was expected that there would be another surge of power from the centre of the empire in Delhi and an effort would be made at the re-establishment of the Lodi dominion over north India. Under the Afghan-Lodi dynasty, there was large-scale immigration from Afghanistan which helped the Lodi dynasty get back some of its power, till the arrival of the Mughals.
Bahlol Lodi died in Delhi on July 12th 1489 and was succeeded by his sons Sikander and Ibrahim Lodi, who would go onto expand his empire, until finally being defeated by the mighty Mughals.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi_dynasty
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/july-12-1489-bahlol-khan-lodi-founder-of-the-lodi-dynasty-dies-in-delhi