Historedia
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Accession

When
19 April 1451
Where
Delhi Sultanate capital
Part of
Bahlul Lodi's accession in Delhi

Bahlul Khan Lodi ascended the Delhi throne on 19 April 1451 after Alam Shah's abdication.

Bahlul Khan Lodi, previously governor of Sirhind, became sultan on 19 April 1451. He adopted the title Bahlul Shah Ghazi, formally replacing the Sayyid dynasty and founding the Lodi line of the Delhi Sultanate.

Sources

  1. Bahlul Khan Lodi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
  2. Lodi dynasty Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12

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