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| Tomb of Ibrahim Lodi | |
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| Type | Tomb |
| Location | Tehsil office,Panipat,Haryana,India |
| Coordinates | 29°23′N76°58′E / 29.39°N 76.97°E /29.39; 76.97 |
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| Architectural | Indo-Islamic architecture |
TheTomb of Ibrahim Lodi inPanipat (Haryana,India) is the tomb ofIbrahim Lodi,Sultan of theLodi dynasty.
Ibrahim Lodi's tomb is often mistaken to be theShisha Gumbad withinLodi GardensDelhi. Rather Ibrahim Lodi's tomb is actually situated near thetehsil office inPanipat, close to theDargah of Sufi saintBu Ali Shah Qalandar.[1][2][3] It is a simple rectangular structure on a high platform approached by a flight of steps.[1][2][3]
Ibrahim Lodi became theSultan ofDelhi in 1517 after the death of his fatherSikandar. He was the last ruler of theLodi dynasty, reigning for nine years between 1517 until being defeated and killed at thebattle of Panipat byBabur's invading army in 1526, giving way to the emergence of theMughal Empire in India.[4][5]
Ibrahim was an ethnicPashtun. He attained the throne upon the death of his father, Sikandar, but was not blessed with the same ruling capability. He faced a number of rebellions. TheMewar rulerRana Sangram Singh extended his empire right up to westernUttar Pradesh and threatened to attackAgra. There was rebellion in the East also. Ibrahim Lodi also displeased the nobility when he replaced old and senior commanders by younger ones who were loyal to him. His Afghan nobility eventually invitedBabur to invade India and Rana Sanga invited Babur to invade India, so that Ranga Sanga can rule Delhi.
In 1526, the Mughal forces of Babur, the king of Kabulistan (Kabul, Afghanistan), defeated Ibrahim's much larger army in theBattle of Panipat. Ibrahim was killed during the battle atPanipat and his tomb now lies there. It is estimated that Babur's forces numbered around 25,000–30,000 men and had between 20 and 24 pieces of field artillery. Ibrahim Lodi had around 30,000–40,000 men along with at least 100 elephants. After the end of Lodi dynasty, the era of Mughal rule commenced.[6]
In 1866, the British relocated the tomb during construction of theGrand Trunk Road and renovated it with an inscription highlighting Ibrahim Lodi's death in the Battle of Panipat.[1][2][3]
Another memorial of some kind, however, appears to have existed which used to form a place of pilgrimage for the people of Gwalior since Vikramaditya the last Raja of the old dynasty ofGwalior, fell in the same battle. This memorial, according toAlexander Cunningham, was destroyed when theGrand Trunk Road was made.
