Lodi (Pashtun tribe)

Lodi or Lodhi is a sub-group of the Ghilzai tribe of Pashtuns who live in Afghanistan and Pakistan.[1]

This article is about the Pashtun tribe. For the agricultural caste in India with the same name, see Lodhi (caste).
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The Lodi dynasty was a Pashtun[2] dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1451 to 1526. It was the last dynasty of the Sultanate, and was founded by Bahlul Khan Lodi.[3]

References
  1. Malik, Jamal (2008). Islam in South Asia: A Short History. p. 123. ISBN 978-9004168596.
  2. Rasanayagam, Angelo (2005-11-05). Afghanistan: A Modern History. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781850438571. lodhi dynasty afghan.
  3. Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 122–125. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
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