# Bahlul Khan Lodi

_29th Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate and 1st from the Lodi dynasty_

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> Bahlul Khan Lodi was the chief of the Afghan Lodi tribe. He was the founder of the Lodi dynasty from the Delhi Sultanate, upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid dynasty. Bahlul became sultan of the dynasty on 19 April 1451.

## Quick facts

- **Died:** 12 July 1489 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2747189#P570))
- **Place of death:** Delhi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2747189#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Delhi Sultanate ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2747189#P27))
- **Occupation:** monarch ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2747189#P106))
- **Positions held:** Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) (19 April 1451 – 12 July 1489) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2747189#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Bahlul Khan Lodi held?**  
Positions held by Bahlul Khan Lodi include: Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) (1451–1489).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bahlul Khan Lodi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahlul_Khan_Lodi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2747189](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2747189) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Tomb of Bahlol Lodi.JPG by Ramesh lalwani (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tomb_of_Bahlol_Lodi.JPG)

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