Question

In the Battle of Khatoli (1517) Rana Sanga of Mewar defeated Sultan of Delhi, ______ Lodhi and imprisoned him and then released him after collecting ransom.
1. Bahlul Khan
2. Qutb-ud-din
3. Ibrahim
4. Sikandar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Ibrahim

The correct answer is Ibrahim.

• In the Battle of Khatoli (1517) Rana Sanga of Mewar defeated Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodhi and imprisoned him and then released him after collecting ransom.

• Ibrahim Lodhi (1517 AD-1526 AD):
  • He was the last king of the Lodhi dynasty and the last sultan of Delhi.
  • He was the son of Sikandar Lodhi.
  • Daulat Khan Lodhi, the Governor of Punjab, invited Bahur to overthrow Ibrahim.
  • He captured Gwalior and was defeated by Rana Sanga of Mewar.
  • He was defeated and killed at the hands of Babur in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 AD.

• The Sisodiya ruler of Mewar (1433 AD-1468 AD):
  • Rana Kumbha was a famous ruler of Mewar. 
  • He defeated Mohammad Khilji and erected the Tower of Victory (Vijay-Stambha) in Chittor.
  • His successors Rana Sangram Singh (Rana Sanga) and Rana Pratap were also great kings of the Mewar state.

• Lodhi dynasty.
  • He established Agra city in 1504.
  • He shifted his capital from Delhi to Agra in 1506.
• Slave Dynasty was established in Northern India by Qutb-ud-Din Aibak, a Turkish Mamluk slave general from Central Asia.
  • He became the ruler of an independent kingdom that evolved into the Delhi Sultanate ruled by the Mamluk dynasty.
  • He constructed a Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in Delhi and Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Ajmer.
  • He initiated the construction of Qutb Minar and was completed by Iltutmish.