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Ibrahim Lodi (died April 21, 1526) was the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. He was an Afghan (specifically of the Ghilzai tribe of Pashtuns) who presided over much of India from 1517-1526, when he was vanquished by the Turkic Mughals, who would establish a new dynasty that would last some three centuries. April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... The Delhi Sultanate, or Sulthanath-e-Hind/Sulthanath-e-Dilli refers to the various dynasties that ruled in India from 1206 to 1526. ... The Ghilzais (also known as Khiljis or Ghaljis) are one of two largest groups of Pashtuns, along with the Durrani tribe, found in Afghanistan with a large group also found in neighboring Pakistan. ... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, or ethnic Afghan; in referring to the period of the British Raj or earlier, sometimes Pathan) are an ethnic/religious group of people, living primarily in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India who follow Pashtunwali, their indigenous religion. ... Events January 22 - Battle of Ridanieh. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... The Turkic people are any of various peoples whose members speak languages in the Turkic family of languages. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ...


Ibrahim took the throne upon the death of his father, Sikandar Lodi, but was not blessed with the same ruling capability. He was feared and loathed by his subjects and his Afghan nobility, who eventually invited Babur of Kabul to invade India. Sikandar Lodi (born Nizam Khan, died November 21, 1517) was the second ruler of the Lodi Dynasty. ... Jump to: navigation, search Zahir-ud-din Mohammad Babur , Zahiriddin Muhammad Bobur (February 14, 1483 - December 26, 1530) (also spelled Baber or Babar), emperor (1526–30) and founder of the Mughal dynasty of India, a descendant of the Mongol conqueror Timur (Tamerlane). ... Kabul Kabul (34°32′ N 69°10′ E, Kâbl, in Persian کابل) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population variously estimated at 2 to 4 million. ...


Ibrahim died in the Battle of Panipat, where Babur's superior fighters and the desertion of many of Lodi's soldiers led to his downfall despite a superior number of troops. There have been three Battles of Panipat: The First battle of Panipat (1526), between the Mughal Babur and the Delhi Sultanate The Second Battle of Panipat (1556) between the Mughal Akbar and the Sultan of Bengal The Third Battle of Panipat (1761), between the Marathas and the Afghans This is...


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First battle of Panipat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (320 words)
In 1526, the forces of Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur, the ruler of Kabul and of Timurid descent, defeated the much larger army of Ibrahim Lodi, the ruler of the large North Indian Delhi Sultanate.
In contrast, Ibrahim Lodhi was loathed by many of his commanders and feudatories because of his legendary cruelty and avarice; his army, which really consisted of separate feudal contingents, loosely held together, started disintegrating under the bombardment of Babur's forces.
Ibrahim Lodi died on the field of battle, abandoned by his feudatories and generals, most of whom would change their allegiance to the new master of Delhi.
Ibrahim Lodi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (150 words)
He was an Afghan (specifically of the Ghilzai tribe of Pashtuns) who presided over much of India from 1517-1526, when he was vanquished by the Turkic Mughals, who would establish a new dynasty that would last some three centuries.
Ibrahim took the throne upon the death of his father, Sikandar Lodi, but was not blessed with the same ruling capability.
Ibrahim died in the Battle of Panipat, where Babur's superior fighters and the desertion of many of Lodi's soldiers led to his downfall despite a superior number of troops.
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