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Chi l'avrebbe mai detto: Lodi
in India e come famiglia reale!
 Scartabellando
l'enciclopedia britannica, scopriamo che, tra il 1451 ed il 1526, nel sultanato
di Delhi, in India regnò una dinastia di origine afghana, la Dinastia
Lodi, di cui il primo rappresentante, che regnò dal 1451 al 1489
fu un certo Bahlul Lodi, di gran lunga il più potente dei sultani
del Punjab, che occupò il posto che era stato occupato dalla dinastia
Sayyid. Non si trattò di un sovrano come tanti altri, forse il nome
Lodi lo inorgoglì a tal punto, da far si che si imponessi sugli
stati confinanti, fino ad estendere il suo dominio fino al Bengala.
ecco il testo integrale: Lodi Dynasty (1451-1526), last ruling family of the Delhi sultanate of India. This dynasty was of Afghan origin. The first Lodi ruler was Bahlul Lodi (reigned 1451-89), the most powerful of the Punjab (Pañjab) chiefs, who replaced the last king of the Sayyid dynasty in 1451. Bahlul was a vigorous leader, holding together a loose confederacy of Afghan and Turkish chiefs with his strong personality. Starting with only the control of the region adjacent to Delhi, Bahlul extended the effective boundaries of his empire to the borders of Bengal. This expansion involved the conquest of the powerful kingdoms of Malwa and Jaunpur. Though twice besieged in Delhi, he finally defeated and partially annexed Jaunpur in 1479. Bahlul's second son, Sikandar (reigned 1489-1517), continued his father's expansion policy. He gained control of Bihar and founded the modern city of Agra on the site known as Sikandarabad. His reign was clouded only by a reputation for religious bigotry. Sikandar's eldest son, Ibrahim (reigned 1517-26), attempted to enhance the royal authority. His harshness built up discontent, however, which led the governor of the Punjab, Dawlat Khan Lodi, to invite the Mughal ruler of Kabul, Babur, to invade India. Ibrahim was killed at the First Battle of Panipat (April 21, 1526), whereupon the loose aristocratic confederacy of the Lodis dissolved. |
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