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Option 4 : Bahlol Lodi
Bahlol Lodi used to address the amirs as Masnad-i ali in his farmans.
- Bahlol Lodi was the founder of the Lodi dynasty in 1451 AD.
- He was the first Afghan ruler of the Delhi Sultanate.
- He worked on Afghan theory of kingship and regarded himself as "first among equals".
- To gain support and recognition, Bahlul Lodi never sat on the throne instead, he opted to sit on the carpet with his nobles.
- He also sat and ate with his important nobles on the same carpet and called his nobility 'Masnad-i ali'.
- Bahlol Lodi used to address the amirs as Masnad-i ali in his farmans.
- Mushtaqi, the author of Vakiyat-i-Mushtaqi wrote- “He never sat on the throne and forbade his nobles to remain standing before him.”
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Bahlol assigned extensive jagirs to his nobles and allowed them to increase their power and influence.
Based on the above discussion, we can conclude that the Sultan who used to address his amirs as Masnad-i ali in his farman was Bahlol Lodi.
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