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Sikandar Lodi

Also known as Sikandar

Sikandar Lodi was a sultan of Delhi of the Lodi dynasty, who ruled in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. He strengthened the sultanate and founded the city of Agra as a capital. The Lodi recovery under Bahlul and Sikandar was genuine but limited, never regaining the Deccan or Bengal.

Sikandar Lodi
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Delhi SultanateDeclineBengal SultanateFoundationBijapur SultanateDecline

Mentioned in 1 state history

Kashmir Sultanate

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sikandar Lodi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sikandar-lodi
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