Who was the last Sultan of Delhi Sulthanate ?

Who was the last Sultan of Delhi Sulthanate ? Correct Answer Ibrahim Lodi

The correct answer is Ibrahim Lodi.

Key Points

• After the death of his father, Sikandar Lodhi, Ibrahim Khan Lodhi became the final Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate in 1517.
• He was the last emperor of the Lodhi dynasty, ruled for nine years until 1526, when he was defeated and murdered by Babur's invading army at the Battle of Panipat, paving the way for the Mughal Empire to develop in India.
• The Lodi dynasty was an Afghan dynasty that controlled the Delhi Sultanate from 1451 until 1526.
• It was the last dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, and Bahlul Khan Lodi formed it when the Sayyid dynasty fell.

Important Points

• For 320 years (1206–1526), the Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire centered in Delhi that ruled over extensive swaths of the Indian subcontinent.
• The Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290), the Khalji dynasty (1290–1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414–1451), and the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526) controlled the Delhi Sultanate in succession.
• It encompassed huge swaths of modern-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, as well as sections of southern Nepal.