Lodi لودی | |||||||||||
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1451–1526 | |||||||||||
![]() Map showing the territory under the Lodi dynasty.[1] | |||||||||||
Capital | Delhi | ||||||||||
Official languages | Hindavi[2] Persian (court, revenue records)[2][3] | ||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
Sultan | |||||||||||
• 1451–1489 | Bahlol Lodi (first) | ||||||||||
• 1489–1517 | Sikander Lodi (2nd) | ||||||||||
• 1517–1526 | Ibrahim Lodi (last) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 19 April[4] 1451 | ||||||||||
21 April[5] 1526 | |||||||||||
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The Lodi dynasty was an Afghan royal family that ruled Sultanate of Delhi from 1451 to 1526.[6] It was the fifth and final dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, and was founded by Bahlul Khan Lodi when he replaced the Sayyid dynasty.[4]