Historical Figure
Ibrahim Lodi
Sultan of Delhi from 1517 to 1526
About Ibrahim Lodi
Ibrahim Khan Lodi was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, who became Sultan in 1517 after the death of his father Sikandar Khan. He was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, reigning for nine years until 1526, when he was defeated and killed at the Battle of Panipat by Babur's invading army, giving way to the emergence of the Mughal Empire in India.Wikipedia ↗
Associated Events
Empire1206 CE – 1526 CE
Delhi Sultanate
Five successive Islamic dynasties ruled northern India from Delhi for 320 years, building monuments like the Qutb Minar, introducing Persian court culture, and — crucially — repelling multiple Mongol invasions that devastated Central Asia and the Middle East.
War1526 CE – 1526 CE
First Battle of Panipat
On April 21, 1526, Babur's disciplined Timurid army of roughly 12,000 — equipped with field artillery and matchlock firearms — decisively defeated Ibrahim Lodi's much larger force (traditionally estimated at 100,000, likely exaggerated), ending the Delhi Sultanate and founding the Mughal Empire.