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Who founded the Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?Read the answer and worked solution →Sikandar Lodi moved his capital and court from Delhi to which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Who defeated and killed Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526?Read the answer and worked solution →How did Ibn Battuta refer to the empire under Muhammad bin Tughlaq?Read the answer and worked solution →Which system of revenue grants for military service did Iltutmish implement?Read the answer and worked solution →Which silver coin did Iltutmish introduce as part of a new bimetallic system?Read the answer and worked solution →Which reservoir near the Qutb Minar did Iltutmish commission?Read the answer and worked solution →Where was Iltutmish buried after his death in 1236?Read the answer and worked solution →Which daughter of Iltutmish seized the throne in November 1236?Read the answer and worked solution →Who served as deputy (Naib) of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud from 1246?Read the answer and worked solution →In which region did Alauddin end iqtas and bring land under crown control?Read the answer and worked solution →How did Alauddin stop horses being shown twice at army reviews?Read the answer and worked solution →Why did Alauddin introduce price controls on market goods, according to Barani?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Alauddin ban to stop people gathering and plotting rebellion?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Alauddin's government prohibit traders and peasants from doing with grain?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of war spoils did Alauddin demand from soldiers, instead of one-fifth?Read the answer and worked solution →What name did Amir Khusrau use for the common language he wrote in?Read the answer and worked solution →Which features topped Sultanate mosques and tombs but were rare in Hindu temples?Read the answer and worked solution →Which gatehouse at the Qutb complex dates from 1311?Read the answer and worked solution →In which Rajasthan city is the early mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra?Read the answer and worked solution →Where was Firuz Shah Tughlaq buried?Read the answer and worked solution →The earliest clear reference to a spinning wheel in India dates to which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which major threat did the Delhi Sultanate successfully repel?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who founded the Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?

  1. Sikandar Lodi
  2. Bahlul Khan Lodi
  3. Ibrahim Lodi
  4. Daulat Khan Lodi
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Correct answer: B. Bahlul Khan Lodi

1. The Lodi dynasty replaced the Sayyids in 1451. 2. Its founder was Bahlul Khan Lodi. 3. Sikandar and Ibrahim were his son and grandson, and Daulat Khan was a governor of Lahore. _Source: Wikipedia, Delhi Sultanate, Lodi dynasty_

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Sikandar Lodi moved his capital and court from Delhi to which city?

  1. Lahore
  2. Jaunpur
  3. Multan
  4. Agra
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Correct answer: D. Agra

1. Sikandar Lodi ruled from 1489 to 1517. 2. He moved his capital and court from Delhi to Agra. 3. Jaunpur was a rival sultanate, and Lahore and Multan were not his capital. _Source: Wikipedia, Delhi Sultanate, Lodi dynasty_

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Who defeated and killed Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526?

  1. Babur
  2. Timur
  3. Akbar
  4. Sher Shah
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Correct answer: A. Babur

1. Ibrahim Lodi was the last Delhi sultan. 2. Babur defeated and killed him at Panipat in 1526. 3. Timur came in 1398, and Akbar and Sher Shah came later. _Source: Wikipedia, Delhi Sultanate, Lodi dynasty_

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